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Progger 
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 12:42 |
I know this will get moved but I don't know if you can create a poll in the non-prog section! Anyway, five exceptional guitarists who dominated the world in the late 60's / Early 70's. But who was the master?
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Mandrakeroot
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 12:44 |
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Beck, Clapton, Page, Hendrix & Blackmore!!!
Edited by Mandrakeroot - May 21 2007 at 12:44
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Philéas
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 12:44 |
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I believe Hendrix was the most influtential. I like him the most out of these anyway.
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andu
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 12:47 |
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My favourite - Page. Most groundbreaking and possibly most creative - Hendrix . Most proficient in technique: Beck. Flawless execution: Clapton.
My vote: Page.
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paolo.beenees
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 12:48 |
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Any left-handed man and woman on earth should vote for Jimi (even if I've recently discovered he used to write right-handed...)
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WaywardSon
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 12:51 |
Of those listed , Jeff Beck.
Blackmore should be on this list too.
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Failcore
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 12:59 |
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Where is McLaughlin? I vote Hendrix.
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cyberiancygnus
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 13:35 |
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Dean
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 13:40 |
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Beck by a country mile, but a poll of prog guitarist would have been more apt.
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Certif1ed
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 13:43 |
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Hendrix.
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 14:40 |
Page fits my tastes the best.
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 14:50 |
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Hendrix will NEVER be surpassed in my eyes.
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Spacemac
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 15:01 |
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Jimi Hendrix
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el böthy
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 15:16 |
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Page, he is up there with Fripp as my favorite
I never really understood all the hype for Hendrix, I know he is good, groundbreaking and influential but, personally, I think the name, at least now a days, has more meaning than his playing... just a thought, doesnt mean all Hendrix fans fall under this
Beck is probably the best, objectivly speaking, while Clapton always plays the same song... luckily for him, its a good one!
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fuxi
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 15:29 |
Page - no doubt about it. Don't shoot, but he even beats my favourite prog guitarists! 
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Bravo
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 16:11 |
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I saw Clapton live and I also love the blues so my vote goes to Eric Clapton.
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NotSoKoolAid
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 17:02 |
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They're all obviously stunning, but the greatest inventor of style is Hendrix and he gets my vote.
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andu
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 17:14 |
 fuxi wrote:
Page - no doubt about it. Don't shoot, but he even beats my favourite prog guitarists! |
His playing has more personality - along with Jimi - than the others in the list and than most prog guitarists. However, do you think he would have done a better job for those respective prog bands, better than those less spectacular prog guitarists? I tend to doubt it, but I don't think we'll ever know. That's why he's got his own category in my tastes.
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ClassicRocker
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 17:18 |
The most entertaining will always be Page for me. He made me say "damn, that's cool" or "oooh myyy goddd" the most. 
Although Jimi was great at experimenting.
Jeff Beck & Eric Clapton never did much for me as guitarists, they seem kind of over-rated and wrapped-up in their own "greatness"
Pete Townshend is an excellent songcrafter/writer, but as a guitarist he's not exactly "mind-blowing", to say the least
Edited by ClassicRocker - May 21 2007 at 17:22
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Dean
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Posted: May 21 2007 at 17:38 |
ClassicRocker wrote:
Jeff Beck & Eric Clapton never did much for me as guitarists, they seem kind of over-rated and wrapped-up in their own "greatness"
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Eric Clapton is renowned for humbling his own stature and rating other guitarists above him (inc. Hendrix) - he's even said that Mark Knopfler plays Lala better than him. Jeff Beck rarely says anything.
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