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saarepiiga 
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Joined: April 10 2006 Location: Estonia Status: Offline Points: 72 |
 Posted: April 11 2006 at 05:33 |
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It's really hard to choose. I LOVE mellotron, moog, flute and piano, but my vote goes to guitar (thinking about Steve's wailing at the end of Supper's Ready). |
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Ultaigh
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Joined: October 12 2005 Status: Offline Points: 272 |
Posted: April 11 2006 at 05:40 |
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I think the Mellotron is truly unique to prog and some of my favorite songs feature the mellotron. I choose the mellotron.
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Terra Australis
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Joined: March 03 2006 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 809 |
Posted: April 11 2006 at 06:44 |
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I chose the guitar - partly because I play guitar and it is a very expressive instrument. But also because with my new GR20 guitar synthesiser I can play other instruments on the guitar. Some are more successful than others, however the saxaphones are beautiful to play (bending notes naturally on the guitar sounds like a saxaphone bending naturally). With over 400 sounds (including great organs and strings) I am as happy as a pig in mud!
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wolf0621
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Joined: April 07 2006 Status: Offline Points: 264 |
Posted: April 11 2006 at 08:51 |
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The mellotron is cool...for something a bit more rare, how about the SyntheAxe (in the right hands of course)? Only about 200 were ever made...The guy with Bela Fleck is pretty good with it, of course Holdsworth is the master...
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saarepiiga
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Joined: April 10 2006 Location: Estonia Status: Offline Points: 72 |
Posted: April 11 2006 at 08:59 |
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What's SyntheAxe? |
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akin
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Joined: February 06 2004 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 976 |
Posted: April 11 2006 at 09:12 |
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I chose Hammond because though moog, mellotron and piano are essential
for progressive and I love even the Moog sounds (that's why I've bought
an analog synth) and the mellotron orchestrations, Hammond is part of
most major rock bands from the late sixties and seventies (even not
prog) and amazing songs can be done only with hammond and precussion
(or drums).
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Henkka
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Joined: May 16 2005 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 44 |
Posted: April 11 2006 at 11:13 |
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wolf0621
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Joined: April 07 2006 Status: Offline Points: 264 |
Posted: April 11 2006 at 12:23 |
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To: saarepiiga... check out this link: http://www.hollis.co.uk/john/synthaxe.html , or here for nice pictures: http://www.open-tuning.com/img/SynthAxe.html Users that I'm aware of: Allan Holdsworth, "Future Man" (Bela Fleck), Michael Jackson's guitarist on the BAD tour, Lee Rittenour, Chuck Hammer (Lou Reed/Bowie), Al Di Meola Some people use the term generically to refer to midi-equipped guitars, but that's not what this is... Have also seen it spelled "Synthaxe"...Launched in 1984 (or 1986 depending on who you believe), contained 8 "computers" & 50 chips, came in 4 colors, heavy... |
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ozzy_tom
Prog Reviewer 
Joined: March 15 2006 Location: China/Poland Status: Offline Points: 754 |
Posted: April 11 2006 at 14:47 |
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My favorite is definitely Hammond organ and ...church organ ( what a pity that we can't vote for this instrument 'cos there were a lot of good church organ parts in prog history like Wakeman's or van den Linden's playing ). I really like piano and Moog too. I prefer keyboards in general.
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Peace Frog
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Joined: October 17 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 994 |
Posted: April 11 2006 at 15:20 |
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Mellotron was what I voted. Organ is also one of my favourites. There's something about the organ's sound that just totally nukes all other instruments in terms of sound, and it gets this sort of generic yet down to earth yet complex in emotion and meaning sort of sound. Actually, now I wish I'd voted organ...
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ZBY147
Forum Newbie 
Joined: January 10 2006 Location: Poland Status: Offline Points: 25 |
Posted: April 11 2006 at 16:12 |
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Where is saxophone??? |
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Bastille Dude
Forum Senior Member
Joined: November 30 2005 Status: Offline Points: 906 |
Posted: April 11 2006 at 18:29 |
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For me it would have to be...
1: Mellotron 2: Drums 3: All other keyboards 4: Guitar 5: Flute 6: Bass 7: Violin 8: Reeds 9: All other percussion I suppose voice would have to go in there somewhere too.. |
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DEATH TO FALSE PROG!
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Goldenavatar
Forum Senior Member
Joined: January 25 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 147 |
Posted: April 11 2006 at 18:38 |
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The two greatest instruments of all time are missing, prog or otherwise. WHERE THE HELL ARE MANDOLIN AND ACCORDIAN?!?!
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erik neuteboom
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: April 11 2006 at 18:41 |
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The progressive rock is often nailed as 'too clinical', 'too technical' and 'too self-indulgent' To be serious, this ubiquitous and unsurpassed instrument manages to evoke extensive goose bumps every time I am listening to it, from the compositions In The Court Of The Crimson King, Down By The Sea (Greenslade) and Zarathustra (Museo Rosenbach) to Tide (Greenslade), Afterglow (Genesis-Seconds Out) and almost the entire Barclay James Harvest album Live, A BIG HAND FOR THE MELLOTRON By the way, the many imperfections and limitations from the Mellotron made it such a moving experience! |
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Kord
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Joined: May 23 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 329 |
Posted: June 05 2006 at 08:29 |
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There are lots of nice instruments, but I think moog is the most rapresentative...
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Raff
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24429 |
Posted: June 05 2006 at 09:06 |
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Though the Mellotron is probably THE prog instrument, I voted for the Hammond - I really love its distinctive sound! Anyway, my favourite instrument is the bass guitar, and prog can count on some of the greatest bass players in rock.
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Phil
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Joined: June 17 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 1881 |
Posted: June 05 2006 at 09:40 |
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Very nearly voted for the Mellotron...but I think it has to be the Hammond, so versatile and such a great sound.
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thellama73
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 29 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 8368 |
Posted: June 05 2006 at 10:12 |
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Good poll. I love the use of flute in Prog, although if you had
included 12-string guitar as an option, I might have voted for that.
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Mandrakeroot
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Italian Prog Specialist Joined: March 01 2006 Location: San Foca, Friûl Status: Offline Points: 5851 |
Posted: June 05 2006 at 10:29 |
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JOHN ONDER of ARTENSION is another great big bassist for the list for "Bassist Hall Of Fame"!
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UnknownFlow
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Joined: April 06 2006 Location: Oxford Status: Offline Points: 85 |
Posted: June 05 2006 at 10:50 |
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Gotta love Tublar Bells.
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wolf0621 wrote:
. Well the Mellotron has been invented too compensate those negative remarks! 