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Originally Posted by Quentin
Not that it matters.... but a relatively infrequently noted fact is that Hackett was among the first rock guitarists (if not the first) to employ the two-handed tapping/fretting technique that became highly popular in the late 70s.
This and other completely useless factoids are yours free -- courtesy of what remains of my rapidly failing memory. ;-)
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The amazing thing is that Steve Hackett is a self-taught guitarist (as I am, although he has incredible talent, and I am a hack, lol).
Steve Hackett solo from "Firth of Fifth:
...and the whole piece:
I presume then that you like John McLaughlin (Mahavishnu Orchestra) too. He once jammed with Jimi Hendrix (my favorite guitarist) from 2am to 8am non-stop. What I would have given to be a fly on the wall at that session...
ADG