Using extended-range guitars is not something new in the world of rock, but it’s been for the last several years that these guitar models are in the expansion in the modern progressive, technical and djent metal.
Prog Sphere took a hard task to enlist some of the greatest prog and tech metal bands that employ extended-range guitar models in their work. Feel free to post your favorites and recommendations in the comments down below, and meanwhile enjoy some great music.
Nikola Savić is a prog enthusiast, blogger and author, in addition to being the founder of Prog Sphere, Progify, ProgLyrics and the ongoing Progstravaganza compilation series.
It’s funny how Devin Townsend is put really high on this list even though he thinks that prog and tech metal are just “masturbatory bullshit”. But then again he’d be delighted to see Meshuggah as #1.
M
May 10, 2014 at 12:38 am
Its a shame Intervals wasn’t included in this list…
Atomic.
May 9, 2014 at 3:09 pm
What about John Petrucci / Dream Theater? If thats your Top 11, he’s number 0.5.
Nikola Savić
May 9, 2014 at 5:25 pm
Petrucci is a great guitarist, but I gave advantage to these bands.
Matias Nieminen
May 9, 2014 at 7:49 pm
It’s funny how Devin Townsend is put really high on this list even though he thinks that prog and tech metal are just “masturbatory bullshit”. But then again he’d be delighted to see Meshuggah as #1.
M
May 10, 2014 at 12:38 am
Its a shame Intervals wasn’t included in this list…
Zack Cheng
May 10, 2014 at 7:19 am
I actually don’t think traditional prog are in the same category as the relatively newer djenty prog.
Guilherme
May 11, 2014 at 5:40 pm
I think animals as leaders should be in a better position, and i would put on the list chimp spanner as well.