At a certain point, speed for speed’s sake becomes a parody of itself and is more of a stunt than musically serving the song. It can be impressive and absolutely artless at the same time.

@dariuszzabczynski4357

Ай бұрын

Ooooh yeah!!!! 🤘🤘🤘Music its not a race...

@davidpavlich8939

Ай бұрын

Whenever I read a comment about shredding, such as the one above, I make an educated guess and say that the person making the comment can’t do what the shredders do. I can’t. I was never even close. Secondly, don’t you think that these guys can perform blues or jazz or classical? I’ve seen several of these guys play a classical guitar and they sound fantastic. None of these guys are one trick ponies.

@cmdrdredd

Ай бұрын

⁠@@davidpavlich8939most of these guys can do anything on a guitar. I mean Steve Vai played with Zappa and Whitesnake and David Lee Roth, Paul Gilbert is just a master and a world renowned teacher. I could go on and on

@davidpavlich8939

Ай бұрын

@@cmdrdredd You bet!! Talented musicians can adapt and do it seamlessly.

@nathaninostroza7655

Ай бұрын

​@@davidpavlich8939and more important, this is My take, whats SO wrong about extremely demanding guitar skills not being musical to anyones taste? If guitar feels like a sport, then so be it every now and then. I currently hate that ass pull of an excuse that guitar should serve the song instead of being great for the sake of it, if it's fun to the players and their listeners, then phucking don't listen! I'm not even close to be a shredder, i'm talking the real deal, not a wannabe, i can play a solo or two from trilogy era Malmsteen songs (liar, queen is in love), but im a riff crafter, especially adding chords to it and none of that make a singable song but it's amazing, i'm far from being that talented at shredding, but ppl who can do the quirky, fast, and intrincate, they're as great as a slow hand with great vibrato or emotional players like Duane Allman. My point is, guitar is about expressiveness first, then it's about music, especially if you're a composer, but the fact that theres players who don't compose but plays the shit out off a guitar it's valid, from a players feeling, and it can be great to listen or amusing to behold, as well as if it's not your cup of tea. But forcing guitar players to be musical while they're freaking good at thing you're not it's being jealous, a kill joy and arrogant on top off it. Period. Nitpickers can PHUCK off. Players; find your voice and have fun, no matter how many Guiness records You have to break to attain that.

Shawn was otherworldly, when Gilbert thinks you’re amazing, you’re amazing!

@fernandomanchia3313

Ай бұрын

Ma nessuno o pochi hanno composto arrangiato e si sono affermati come malmsteen

@Sneixx

17 күн бұрын

@@fernandomanchia3313 anteeksi kuinka?

What I like about Malmsteen, Gilbert, and Impellitteri is I can tell which notes they are hitting even when they play super fast, instead of sounding like wind shield wipers or Pacman sound effects. Their playing is enjoyable and pleasant to the ears. I'm not going to give names but just can't stand shredders who play some blurry chromatic runs.

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

2 ай бұрын

They have perfect articulation…And the rhythmic content within their fast playing is also varied and interesting even at high speeds as well as the melodic note choices of course…I’ve heard some people play really really super fast but it’s quite often just a mush of notes or something.

@TomGrubbe

Ай бұрын

Agree.

@pbosche

Ай бұрын

Yep. I forgot about Chris, glad I watched. Shawn while amazing, has NEVER been of interest musically. Technically…wtf!? Musically….*yawn

@JagoAlessi.

Ай бұрын

Agreed.

@cajunman64

Ай бұрын

Musically, annoying to me. ​@@pbosche

Frank Gambale, Guthrie Govan, Mateo Mancuso...the list goes on and on

@nandafernanda83

Ай бұрын

Nuno

@MMAFAN-de9kt

Ай бұрын

And You forgot about the very best ….” Scott Mishoe “ 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ 🎸

@jimfernandez9458

Ай бұрын

Tony MacAlpine...

@smokinvalves

Ай бұрын

Vinnie Moore

@nikk346

Ай бұрын

and MIchael Romeo ,Miller,Quayle, Hutchings, Sykes,Graham,Jonston,Richardson,Howe,Lynch,Hoekstra,...and many-many cool guitarists👌

That clip of Malmsteen is just him warming up lol

@user-tw5vo5nb5w

Ай бұрын

I was just digging the 3rd note he played before he played 10 more.. I dont dig that.

@gregkuhn7123

Ай бұрын

Borrrrring!

@Tennison66

Ай бұрын

Glenn Proudfood

@Spoohkybooh666

Ай бұрын

@@user-tw5vo5nb5w the more is moe joke dude , n dont forget dunk donuts in some whisky too

@Spoohkybooh666

Ай бұрын

he hasnt gone to playing far beyong the sun or trilogy suite opus 5 lol

I've been missing Michael Romeo and Allan Holdsworth on this list, but all in all, I'm happy with Shawn Lane and his abnormal technique in the first place.

@MetalheadNation

Ай бұрын

Allan Holdsworth is insane. My favorite musician ever. I’m not much of a “speed” guy anymore, but Allan was more than just amazing speed and technique, he also was maybe the greatest improviser ever in guitar and had such a beautiful and unique way of approaching the instrument. Plus, he was playing crazy fast lines on guitar while doing inhuman stretches with his fingers. Truly the GOAT in my opinion

@jfo3000

Ай бұрын

​@@MetalheadNation The GOAT = Holdsworth

@MrMaynardWR

Ай бұрын

Yeah Allan was unreal. Seemed like a sweet guy too. Whereas Malmsteen seems like a jerk.

@ramsay1

Ай бұрын

Guys some sad news for you ))) See Anton Oparin. It's damn guitar monster) unreal kzread.info/dash/bejne/eomMucmdoaytkbg.htmlsi=SxgZG6TFD_D7bX_P

Shawn Layne was so accomplished on guitar that he actually got bored and stopped practicing later in life and mostly focused on the piano. Not much known about him but I remember that from an interview eons ago.

@diffbreak2366

Ай бұрын

Must have got bored of repetitiveness of the muscle memory that lacks complexity of harmonic compositions. While all of these are playing really fast, how many in the audience can even process those notes (which are really the scales) at those speeds that almost sound like buzzing of loud crickets. The fastest guitarist or a pianist is not the best musician.

@JackSparrow-yb3lq

Ай бұрын

T​hat is exactly what I was thinking. It is great to be fast but it is a waste of a beautiful instrument. There are six string and you can play more than one at a time. It's called chords which you can use to make actual music. What I want to see when I go to a concert is how well all the musicians can play together not everyone standing around watching one guy

@lesbois53

Ай бұрын

I agree with you about Shawn. I used to shred so much that I used it in most songs we played onstage. Idiot! I thought I was the Dog’s balls! Nowadays, I have switched to harmonica. Even Eddie took up the synthesiser at one point. Sheer talent! Much to the annoyance of Diamond Dave!

They're all extremely fast but that hand flipping thing that Michael A Bato did is out of this world.

@ramsay1

Ай бұрын

You'll be confused)) See Anton Oparin - guitar God) kzread.info/dash/bejne/eomMucmdoaytkbg.htmlsi=SxgZG6TFD_D7bX_P

@ramsay1

29 күн бұрын

Check Anton Oparin. Insane guitar player.

@johanjotun1647

17 күн бұрын

MAB is king his clearity and control are unmatched, and they left out ROMEO proving their judgement is sus

@ramsay1

17 күн бұрын

​@@johanjotun1647lol 🤣 Oparin blows to pieces Bato))

@nyobunknown6983

5 күн бұрын

That hand flipping serves no musical purpose and I hate it. If you notice he's not playing anything musical, just 1 or 2 notes and picking fast. It's just showboating like when a drummer twirls their sticks or throws them in the air, or when a guitarist plays behind their back. I'm old school. Stop showing off and just play music. What next, playing while standing of your head?

Dave Murray and Adrian Smith from Iron Maiden is fast enough to be pleasant for ear

@APK-pn4qh

Ай бұрын

Amen. Many of their solos are so full of feel and so melodic they make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. I'd listen to their solos ahead of most of the guys on this list to be honest. Speed has its time and it's place and when done right can make you gasp in delight, but all too often it's non melodic speed for speeds sake. The Maiden boys went with melody first.

@peteyontherocks90

Ай бұрын

Amen and Amen! Speed isn’t everything,it’s nice at times,but too much is redundant and takes away from the quality of the music.

@charlestelk6526

Ай бұрын

Those guys are awesome and Maiden is my 2nd favorite band behind UFO - but they do not belong on any shredders list and I bet they'd be the first to agree with me.

@keyguy4752

Ай бұрын

Dave Murray is one the fastest legato players in the world, one of my favorites and Adrian might not be super fast, but the phrasing in his solos is so amazing.

I seen Michael angelo in my local music store when I was 13 in 1990s he had mind blowing alternate picking speed perfect clarity even on clear channel he and paco de Lucia influenced me to know it could be done on my classical guitar journey...great video

@johanjotun1647

17 күн бұрын

Clearly anyone who thinks MAB's not the fastest is on crack, and leaving Romeo out is a sin

@pilgrim9392

11 күн бұрын

@@johanjotun1647 Plus MAB can play fast left or right handed...

Out of all of these, Paul Gilbert is the cleanest playing. He very rarely misses a note... everything he does is on purpose and intentional. No empty holes, no unnecessary pick slides, no noise to fill the gaps where notes supposedly cant be found. He finds them. He is a songwriter, shredder, drummer and a vocalist.

Good, i did not have to get you a woopin for not having shawn at first!

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

Ай бұрын

Man was not human

I think Michael Romeo should have a place in this top!

@Sneixx

Ай бұрын

He is so underrated

@Spoohkybooh666

Ай бұрын

his playing mozart with 2 hand is a damn feat

@johanjotun1647

17 күн бұрын

he's definitly #2 behind MAB a Sin to leave him out he still plays see of lies easily

@SpaceCowboy404

10 күн бұрын

definitely 😭

@ramsay1

3 күн бұрын

@@johanjotun1647 check Anton Oparin. video - "Does Universal Guitar Technique Exist" . This guy leaves no chance for anybody.

Great video, and I love that you have Shawn Lane in his proper place on the list!!! :)

Need to check out Glenn Campbell+Roy Clark!!😊

@Laidtorest69

Ай бұрын

Roy Clark was an amazing guitar player.

@Goawaydude

Ай бұрын

GLENN!!!

@tazzatamania

Ай бұрын

I always mention those two plus Jerry Reid. I'm from the UK and was lucky enough to see Glenn Campbell live although quite late in his life, still amazing to see.

@phillarsson8253

Ай бұрын

Roy was one of the first schredders and he knew how to entertain! He's in my top ten list of greatest guitarists of all time!

@zenstain

Ай бұрын

Imagine those two through a distortion pedal.

music isn't about who can play the fastest, we're deeply into Spinal Tap teritory here with this post

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

Ай бұрын

All these amps went to 11

@theraxis

Ай бұрын

No one made that claim. Sometimes you just want to watch people go apeshit on a fretboard.

@phillarsson8253

Ай бұрын

Maybe, but never the less: all the guys posted here don't only play blastering fast on electrics. Paul Gilbert's "Flamingo" for example and Michael Angelo Batio's "A New Day" are such great examples of how shredding masters also master classical styles; For me: I would love to see both of them doing their version of "Malagueña"!

@Spoohkybooh666

Ай бұрын

@@phillarsson8253 paul gilberto concerto his bach stuff is good exercise too

@anneonym7346

11 күн бұрын

You are right, but this bullshit is not music, it is called "shred guitar" ! They are so stupid and ridiculous doing their circus show. Poor guys really, poor guys.

If you want amazing speed/shredding but done properly and with loads of talent then look no further than Gary Moore, check out his early 80's shredding in particular. Unfortunately I never got a chance to see him live here in Canada but did see Paul Gilbert (Mr Big) Malmsteen, Jake Lee (Badlands) and Vinnie Vincent back in the 80's in Toronto, Great memories. For the roots of speed though check out really old stuff like ALVIN LEE of Ten Years After or JIM MCCARTY of Cactus and NEAL SCHON with Santana and early Journey (pre Perry). Honorable mention to Jan Akkerman of Focus. Overall ALVIN LEE may have been the original shredder going all the way back to 1967.

@jaymccarthy6535

Ай бұрын

It feels like I posted this myself! Agree completely

@jaymccarthy6535

Ай бұрын

Yes I believe the I'm going home performance at Woodstock was the foundation of shred guitar. Noone ever played like that before. Even the main riff itself is super thrashy/speedy

@MrMaynardWR

Ай бұрын

Early journey was almost fusion - hard to believe

@Spoohkybooh666

Ай бұрын

@@MrMaynardWR haha so was Foreigner when they started out hehe

That Buckethead guy needs a gimmick.

@humanactivated1017

Ай бұрын

He does , he really is cliche

@Pulse2AM

Ай бұрын

He likes chicken.

@XXelpollodiabloXX

Ай бұрын

@@Pulse2AM That would be a riot if he was wearing a KFC bucket.

@phillipgurney1402

Ай бұрын

Finger lickin good! But seriously he's just too generic looking 😂

@user-li4ch5op5j

Ай бұрын

You just don't get him. BH is in a league of his own and on a different level than most. You have to listen to his outstanding pikes to understand his genius...God bless Brian Patrick Carol

Thanks, I needed that😊🤘🤘

Listen to just shredders and you come away needing a quiet weekend getaway at a meditation camp. If you listen to an hour of David Gilmore you come away saying Wow, that was meditation.

Until I saw Shawn Lane I wasn't fine... he is absolutely the GOAT SCHREDDER... CHEERS from Argentina my friend!

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

Ай бұрын

Thank you, all the best! 🇬🇧

@elmolewis9123

Ай бұрын

Completely agree. Shawn was the ultimate guitarist. Measured speed but additional complete skills. Much like a weight lifter vs a body builder. A one-trick pony.

@JagoAlessi.

Ай бұрын

I find Shawn really unpleasant to hear. It just ain't musical.

@defdef6230

Ай бұрын

@@JagoAlessi. I loved Shawn Lane but taste is a personal thing...anyway this post is about shredding... and this guy is ultimate guitar player on that! Cheers from Argentina my friend...

@raywideman7157

Ай бұрын

Probably saw Shawn 40-50 times here in Memphis when he was with the Willy’s . He was far more than just a shredder

Don't forget Jake E Lee 1986 intro solo 😮

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

Ай бұрын

Which intro solo?

@bobius77

Ай бұрын

Live in Kansas

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

Ай бұрын

Was he still with Ozzy then or was it badlands?

@bobius77

Ай бұрын

@@GuitarGodzUnleashed He was in tour with Ozzy. That solo was played by Jake during "killer of Giants" song. I still have the VHS 🙂

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

Ай бұрын

Ok cool I think I’ve seen bits of the show on YT but not the intro. I used to have the 1984 Bark at the Moon show on VHS which was filmed at Salt Lake City I think it was. 🎸🤘

Amazing list! You got most of them 😊

ur videos are so oldschool, i like it!

Dude, where is Frank Gambale?

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

2 ай бұрын

Australia?

@sodica81

2 ай бұрын

@@GuitarGodzUnleashed in this video 😅😅

@KyleLee-ov2lg

2 ай бұрын

But you kinda right about Gambale though. Gambale was definitely faster and more technical sweep picker than Jason Becker. Although his playing isn't really my cup of tea

@pbosche

Ай бұрын

The Grandfather of sweep!

@Spoohkybooh666

Ай бұрын

@@GuitarGodzUnleashed shredding with the Wallabeezz

As Les Paul said Yeah you can shredd but can your mother tell you apart from the other shredders. Not verbatim but you get it.

@Minenangel

6 күн бұрын

Hell of a quote.

Thanks for making me discover Michael Angelo... Going to check him out ;)

There are many great and fast guitar players but man SHAWN LANE ,JASON BECKER AND JOHN PETRUCCI are just from another dimension! They have no limit,you cant guess their next note,and they are rare players that can make you cry while playing lighting fast

And yet David Gilmour just needs ONE note...

@user-bl5jr5vz6i

17 күн бұрын

Bill Nelson of Be Bop Deluxe.

@Sticks922

15 күн бұрын

He's one of my favorites period, It's really not about how fast you go it's how you use the fretboard jmo.

@recklesswhisper

14 күн бұрын

"I have never been a 'fast' guitarist..." _david gilmour ^..^~~

@anneonym7346

11 күн бұрын

Difference between a musician and a stupid "guitar body builder". They are pathetic in a way.

@pilgrim9392

11 күн бұрын

Gilmore relied on delay and other fx too much Boring player to me...

BRAVO!!!! They are wonderful!!

Excellent!

It's funny the entire video I was like Shawn Lane and Rusty Cooley better be on here, and at number 3 I thought I was gonna be disappointed and they were the last two.

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

2 ай бұрын

Glad you were not disappointed! 🤘🎸

@onamemmet

2 ай бұрын

And Impellitteri.

@ScottD44

Ай бұрын

They Are The 2 Fastest, Then It's Michael Angelo Batio🎸🎸🎸

@realscience948

Ай бұрын

Dave Grohl wants to be on here too!

@leehanson1416

Ай бұрын

Rusty was my guitar teacher. Nice guy.

Michael Angelo Batio IMHO is number one. Not only can he shred the fastest but can play guitar right and left handed

@rodrunner0501

Ай бұрын

This guy plays the same triplet pattern during 50 years 😂. Seriously, his ego and "musical" discography are a piece of shit...

@p0kerp1aya

Ай бұрын

Not only can he play right and left handed, but with his quad neck guitar, he can play both at the same time, then spin the guitar and do it all again. MAB is a freak of nature. There are not many guitar players in this world that are equally proficient right or left.... but to do both at the same time and have your brain not only keep up with your fingers, but be able to structure a solo on the fly at the same time. ARE YOU KIDDING ME BRO?!? MAB IS THE GOAT! 🤪🎸🎶🎵💯

@rodrunner0501

Ай бұрын

@@p0kerp1aya dont forget! Hes left handed and he learned as right handed at the beginning. Its easily for him so to play left handed at second time. He's a 🐐 , not a GOAT lol. MAB = Monkey abilities thats all, what about his carrier and music? Just a robotic clown show for guitar newbies😂 . Check out theDooo, him is a freak of Nature, coz him can play music and 2 🎸 at the same time with musicality where MAB don't...Lets be honest 😉

@2216sammy

Ай бұрын

@@p0kerp1aya I busted out laughing when I read that , thanks ha ha ha ha

A lot of notes! Love it :) 🎸🎸

Great vídeo!!

Gotta Say, This Is A GREAT LIST🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸!

is not electric guitar, but i think Paco de Lucia was on another level than all the players on this video

@Ingchao

Ай бұрын

Can concur! My dad was a flamenco guitarist, so I grew up listening to Paco. Even got to see him play once. Incredible.

@dariuszzabczynski4357

Ай бұрын

Oooh yeah!!!! 🤘🤘🤘But music its not a race....

@ericedmunds9488

Ай бұрын

Or someone like Joscho Stephan!

@JohnRPike

Ай бұрын

Paco de Lucia was awesome

@Dilla4life

Ай бұрын

Yeah man…flamenco players are a different level…

As far as the title of this video states about speed shredding, you did a Great Job with your top 10 list 👍

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

7 күн бұрын

🙏🎸🤘👍

Thank you for introducing me to Chris Impellitter 🎼🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

There has been Marty Friedman at a certain moment!!! Am I right?!!

@dariuszzabczynski4357

Ай бұрын

Yes!!! With Jason Backer... Cacophony...

The older i get the more ridiculous shredding becomes to me.

@Heaven-dy9lj

Ай бұрын

Stunt guitar.

@SweetPablo972

Ай бұрын

It all pretty much sounds like shit.

@Mitchell-lc5kj

Ай бұрын

This is why Hendrix is the guitarist of the year every year except for 1973 John Ackerman from focus the original shredder with Melody

@Kjuken69

Ай бұрын

Yes at least thoose top 4, ugly playing styles, impossible to listen to, no special tone or vibrato at all , just squid fingers moving fast, ugly picking technique as well!

@justarandomguy2126

Ай бұрын

Yes, as it should be. It was an 80's thing and was popular as it was the "new thing", but mindless shredding nowadays sounds ridiculous, only people with their brain stuck in the 80's are drooling over it still

BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO!! THANK YOU BROTHER!!!!

How did u make the subscribe button move when u said subscribe to the channel ayo

Give me Gary Moore playing "The Loner" any day of the week. This is just what a migraine sounds like.

@KyleLee-ov2lg

Ай бұрын

Gary Moore shreds like all the time, even when he's playing slow ballad. lol

@MrClassicmetal

Ай бұрын

Gary Moore in Colosseum II was awesome.

@robertcalef4242

Ай бұрын

@@MrClassicmetal Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer did a solo Live album and Gary played guitar for the show. It's not pure, unadulterated Gary Moore, but he does put his stamp on the show.

@MrClassicmetal

Ай бұрын

@@robertcalef4242 Yes, I have that album! The one from 1981, right? I prefer the rock fusion and hard rock era Gary Moore myself. He was _awesome_ then! Moore was Ozzy's first pick to join his band. Randy Rhoads got the gig because it didn't work out between Moore and Ozzy.

@robertcalef4242

Ай бұрын

@@MrClassicmetal Corridors of Power is still one my "Top Ten". The sheer, raw power of his guitar, and how he kept it under control, was mesmerizing. I saw him at a place called the Living Room when he was supporting "Murder in the Skies". Mid 80's I believe. I had the forsight to get a T-shirt and still have it. Doesn't fit, but I still have it.

Sick skills, but I have to say I'm less interested in shredding the older I get. It all starts to sound the same.

@astranger448

Ай бұрын

Old fart here, Buckethead has a lot of non-shred stuff and by a lot I mean A LOT.

@robertpavlicart1332

Ай бұрын

Sometimes it is done really tastefully...sometimes not...

@alfredosierra2612

Ай бұрын

Gambale is incredibly tasteful. I also like the way he teaches (Modes No More Mystery is amading)​@@robertpavlicart1332

@vyger6336

Ай бұрын

I don't think playing a million miles an hour makes you a great guitar player...it makes you a fast guitar player. Some of these guys I've never even heard of but I'll bet everyone has heard of Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads eh'

@gregkuhn7123

Ай бұрын

Because it becomes boring af....

All of them are Killer. It's so sad that Shawn Lane crossed over the side of the Veil especially at such a young age of 40. Shawn played on 80+ albums. Amazing!! Rest in peace Me Dear Friend. Your time was short, but your talent is unlimited... Jason Becker's story is so tragic. Hopefully the med beds will be out soon and he will be able to be healed once again giving the world his beautiful music. Thank you for putting this together!! God Bless Y'all Jimmy in NC.... Prayers for Jason & Family and all the others in this video!!

Anypne know who plays the intro? Or what song it comes from?

Chris Impellitteri is the King of Shred

Allan Holdsworth, Albert Lee, Steve Morse....three great sadly forgotten

@Metallian81

Ай бұрын

While I don't care for Holdsworth's music, his legato is amazing.

@MrMaynardWR

Ай бұрын

Three great choices. I would add John McLaughlin to your list

What's the intro music?

That is pure insanity!!!

We’re still doing this shit?

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

2 ай бұрын

Yes and you love it!

@TomGrubbe

Ай бұрын

Haha!

@kevriley3255

Ай бұрын

All been done and overdone. Dull as dishwater.

@autk

Ай бұрын

Batio playing the same shapes over and over lol ...what scale is that?? The batio mode lol

Well, Jani Liimatainen, in Sonata Arctica's early years, was phenomenal... Just watch "Jani vs Syu".

hello, i shred every day of my life, but my right index hurt me, do you have some tips to remedy to this ? thanks you

Damn talk about getting dealt a shitty hand. Jason Becker was amazing and was just about to become a house hold name as a guitarist. Such a bummer!🖤🙏🎸

They should’ve had me in here as well as many other players

@ScottD44

Ай бұрын

You're Absolutely CORRECT Brother 🙏🏼🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

I've given this upload a "like" purely because it reminds me how painfully unmusical shredding is.

@johnhaydock1577

Ай бұрын

Yeah. You gotta admire the technical ability, but then how long can you listen before you get fatigued from it. Don't get me wrong, I am impressed by shred, but as other folks have said, there has to be a musicality to it too.

@atcycle

Ай бұрын

It really depends on what the musicians goal is. Many play very musically some just vomit notes.

@blucat4

11 күн бұрын

Agreed. I like those who make it sound musical as well, Satriani, Eddie, Nuno - What is a list without these guys on it?

Where is this Petrucci show from?

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

2 ай бұрын

Think it’s 1993 in Tokyo Japan, it was also a live album after Images and Words came out? “Live at the Marquee” I think it’s called.

I love how Shawn Lane once said "umm my nervous system is a little different than most people!"

Shawn Lane!!!!❤❤

And many more. But for me, Buckehead; he finger independance is supreme.

@ramsay1

3 күн бұрын

check Anton Oparin . Video - Does Universal Guitar Technique Exist . Unbelievable technique

Nice top. Can you please put the setlist used in video?:)

That Batio arm flip thing is pure evil.

Well, at least the nr 1 is correct. Nobody beats Shawn Lane’s speed and scales. It’s just nuts 🫡

@KyleLee-ov2lg

Ай бұрын

Actually a handful. Roy Marchbank, Takayoshi Ohmura, Yo Onityan, Kang Maomao, Yas Nomura, Joe.G, Jason Richardson, Chris Impellitteri, John Taylor, etc

@Fartsnack

Ай бұрын

Actually none of those do, but nice try. @@KyleLee-ov2lg

@KyleLee-ov2lg

Ай бұрын

@@Fartsnack Yeah, that's why Shawn could never pick 20nps like them🤡

@KyleLee-ov2lg

Ай бұрын

@@Fartsnack kzread.info/dash/bejne/hZuNo6ePlKXFlpc.html I've never seen a footage where Shawn alt picking over 19 notes per second but go ahead if you could prove me wrong ;)

@newtonxmeter6189

Ай бұрын

@@KyleLee-ov2lg nah...man, 'Stand in Line' solo is not as fast as this of Chris himself, check this song from 1987 Impellitteri EP, no solo is ever as fast as this in picking every single note, this is insanely and brutally fast shredding kzread.info/dash/bejne/YqODuZqupJDKY9Y.htmlsi=oiAsvU-1ORExljTV

Shawn Lane was amazing. And musical as well.

There is nothing wrong with shredding. It's when it's overdone that it becomes a problem. When a player shreds constantly it gets boring. When it's saved for the right moments that it is most effective. Paul Gilbert himself said it became boring and began concentrating on more musicality.

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

6 күн бұрын

Sure, and that’s why I really like Michael Schenker and Satch. 🎸🤘

yes they are 👍

Shawn Lane is not of this earth….definitely he is the most exceptional of all among such talented guitarist

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

2 ай бұрын

His playing was insane and he didn’t make a solo album until 1992 but he was shredding like a monster since the late 70’s. 🤘🎸

@ScottD44

Ай бұрын

Agreed Fully Brother 🎸

@danyrattini2234

Ай бұрын

Hell yeah Man , Shawn lane was an 👽, one in a trillion. The GOAT .

@diogomori9624

Ай бұрын

The king, no doubt. First time I heard something by him was in late 90's, I think it was that duel guitar/drums. No video, audio only. I truly believed it was some kind of delay because it was simply unbelieveble a human being play that insanely fast, until I could see in a video. Jaw dropping absolutely. But he was an amazing composer as well, and he had slow songs that were so beautiful. Try "Illusions" or "Rules of the game" gorgeous songs!

@nunyabusiness3920

Ай бұрын

Rip

A guitar is a musical instrument, not a chainsaw.

@woodycrabtree5096

Ай бұрын

Agreed

@user-vt7pv4fg7n

Ай бұрын

Ты просто не получил ключи от ламборгини

@douglasbarroso5296

Ай бұрын

And who denied it? It ever has an ass hole with a coment like this, this is the problem with internet! You don't like shred, but it has who likes, just respect, look for your gang!

@JagoAlessi.

Ай бұрын

Average g33k.

@dystopian..

Ай бұрын

Stick with your piccolo

These guys are all incredible. The only thing I personally don't care for is a guitarist putting out albums that are nothing but instrumentals. I am and have always been there for that tremendous guitar solo usually following the 2nd chorus of the song and then another near the end. That is my idea of a guitar guru truly making the besr possible song/solos for me. Once again, just my personal opinion.

Very impressive! It's quite a feat to make a guitar sound like a nintendo boss fight. I totally appreciate shredders- I even have a Shawn Lane signature Vigier guitar- nevertheless someone like David Gilmour can say more & evoke more feeling with one note than most of these fellows can with a million.

Shawn Lane is like listening to the inside of a CPU transmitting 1s and 0s. Jesus.

@benjaminrowlett6960

Ай бұрын

THANK YOU!!!! Exactly

@RobertSmith-lg7jp

Ай бұрын

This comment leads me to believe that you have never listened to any of his recordings and are forming an opinion on a show off performance.

@smudge1619

Ай бұрын

@RobertSmith-lg7jp My comment *is* based off a performance...the one in this video. Problem? Before you try to get high and mighty, I am aware of ALL of his work.

@Mr-Foad

Ай бұрын

@@smudge1619I agree with you on this clip, I like his song "gray piano's flying" most of the playing on it is actually slow with amazing note choice.

It´s fascinating watching these men one minute or so, then everything start to repeat and the fascination is gone. After two minutes it´s like watching a parody of shredders.

@NealosMetropolos

Ай бұрын

The whole shred game was like watching a juggler juggling 8 balls. Fascinating ... then boring after 2 minutes.

@michaelwirth6843

Ай бұрын

​@@NealosMetropolosexactly like that.😂

Bruce Bouillet played with Gilbert Racer X i saw him at a Guitars Under The Stars fest he was awesome, where’s Gary Hoey?

I'm glad Jason Becker is on this list. Loved his work in Cacophony with Marty Friedman (another personal favourite of mine) but Jason's solo album 'Perpetual Burn' is a masterpiece. If not for his illness cutting him down at such a young age we could be talking about one of the all time greats

S A T R I A N I

@ral8031

Ай бұрын

No

@my1vice

Ай бұрын

I know, right?

@dannyzuehlsdorf3697

Ай бұрын

@@ral8031 you must be back on glue

@dannyzuehlsdorf3697

Ай бұрын

@@my1vice you too

@my1vice

Ай бұрын

@@dannyzuehlsdorf3697 I was agreeing with you, genius.

Vai has shred licks but he is technically not a shredder. There are many fast shredders.Guthrie Govan, Andy James, Rick Graham, Jason Richardson, Brandon Ellis, Gambale, Kiko Loureiro, Teemu Mantysaari, etc to name a few.

@tim4s

Ай бұрын

So... Good luck making your own top 10 list video. Anyway, we are waiting for the link...

@tonyflorez703

Ай бұрын

I wouldnt put frank gambale in a shreders list

@slimturnpike

Ай бұрын

Vai not as shredder lol what are you on

@newtonxmeter6189

Ай бұрын

The guitarists you are writing are mostly social medias and youtube graduated guitarists. This list is about original shredders since the 80s.

Vinnie Moore, Greg Howe, Bernd Steidl, Steve Morse, Dimebag Darrel, Slash, Vinnie Vincent solo album, George Lynch, Teemu Mäntysaari, All guitarists from Megadeth and so on.....

@ramsay1

3 күн бұрын

Check Anton Oparin - Demonstration of alternate picking. His shred unbelievable

I'm not slow, I just refuse to sell my soul to the devil to play really really fast.

You might want to check out Igor Paspalj ... His timing and control of the beast right hand perfectly corresponding with his left and all along creating melodic sinc. . Probably the best out there today ... But has almost no following in well over ten years of youtube .

@GuitarGodzUnleashed

2 ай бұрын

Will look him up, cheers for that. That’s the problem today, fast unknown players are a dime a dozen everywhere on KZread and Instagram. 30/40 years ago it could have been a different story.

@user-kh2yl6nn3l

2 ай бұрын

You'll enjoy his styles and incredible right hand . :)@@GuitarGodzUnleashed

@plethoraofknowledge607

Ай бұрын

Igor is great. Can play fast also , but it's the feeling and phrasing that's out of this world

@user-kh2yl6nn3l

Ай бұрын

Check out his various styles he's "mastered", and put special attention to his mastery of his pick and also his interactions with his ring and little finger on his right hand . And there is a difference between trapeze techniques and a comprehensive control and correlation between the two hands . I think you might want to check out his channel . :) Everyone's just too ... Whatever . lol @@plethoraofknowledge607

@newtonxmeter6189

Ай бұрын

He's excellent guitarist, but this dude considers mostly only original styled guitarists since the 80s because new guitarists are hardly creative and mostly learn from youtube.

You forgot guthrie govan.. but at least there are paul gilbert and buckethead in your list

Impellitteri what a shock i loved Stand in line

!! keep It Up my friend you are very good :D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SL. The one we don't talk about.

Ya and none of them could write an interesting melody or song to save there lives.

Michael Schenker impresses me just fine.

Love watching steve vai. Guy was and is a beast

Gambale and holdsworth

Michael Angelo Batio is also in Manowar since 2022. The most badass band in the world

@sodica81

2 ай бұрын

last week i heard the first manowar album, dude was too boring

@SergeantMasino

2 ай бұрын

@@sodica81 get out of here kid, you're too young to be here.

@hatecrewsix2

Ай бұрын

Get out of here millennial monster​@@sodica81

2 and one are hysterical

Its all very well getting from one end of the neck to the other supper fast but how many timeless classic riffs did these dudes write ? zero that's how many ]

Both Tony MacAlpine and Jeff Loomis should be on this list.

@SerafinRubato

Ай бұрын

And VINNIE MOORE !!!

@johanjotun1647

17 күн бұрын

Romeo was left out and he eats those two alive

neeto.......Paul G, Nd Malmstien yes, the rest is going to the gym and guitars are the barbells, not my bailywick

Dammit! Why did I have to watch this! 😭 I know it's impossible to get them all. But I have to admit, I was expecting to see Michael Romeo

They are all shredding at the highest level, but only a few got feelings...

There’s a difference between being able to type fast and being able to write a great novel.

@jackvai2681

Ай бұрын

excellent observation/obversation...shawn lane did both, imho...but art is always going to be subjective.

@ZillianZilch

Ай бұрын

@@jackvai2681 Absolutely. Each to their own. I’ve been playing guitar for 40+ years and I loved fast guitar playing when I first started. I don’t listen to anything like that at all now. Playing an instrument is a journey and your tastes inevitably change on that journey.

I ❤ Uitars and i don't play one Alot of hard work and listening to this is my favorite sounds of GUITAR ITS STYLES❤

They so grateful

Widdly Widdly Widdly WOOOoooooo….. 🥱

@archibalddickworth6588

Ай бұрын

You clicked on "Fastest shredders of all time" and you're surprised by a bit of widdly widdly? 😂

Yep…Shawn Lawn the best here…and most of his tunes and jams ( not this) are beautifully melodic

@tommyapocalypse6096

Ай бұрын

One wouldn't think that to see this particular video clip, sadly.