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.
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.
@@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
@@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.
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!!
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.
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.
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 on your head?
@@cmills4bamaShawn wasn’t just a shredder, he made some very soulful music as well, I recommend listening to The Hurt, The Joy, and Song for Diane (World,keeps spinning), I think it will change your opinion about him
He was genuinely amazing. I've just never managed to find any of his music that I found tasteful. But his playing touched a lot of people and was technically remarkable.
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. Edit: a lot of negative comments under my comment about Shawn Layne. I have no idea how you can make the intellectual jump from playing fast = bad musicianship? YoYo Ma is a fast player. Lang Lang is a fast player. Django Reinhardt was a fast player. Vivaldi was a fast player. Only in the myopic view of bedroom guitar players is this even a conversation. Please for the love of god enlarge your worldview and your knowledge of music beyond using David Gilmour as your excuse not to practice your scales.
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.
That 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
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!
The fastest player of a instrument means nothing if it doesn't sound like anything entertaining ❤you must capture the heart and soul of what your playing and also capture your audience some if not most music lines have been just fast enough to impress yet slow enough to understand being able to rip up and down the guitar neck is really quite the accomplishment but its just too fast too really have any heart soul meaning blues on one end speed on the other rock n roll in the middle and one step above that it heavy rock n roll thats where um at😊
Which is EXACTLY why I'm such a huge fan of Ty Tabor of Kings X. He is the only guitarist other than Randy Rhodes that I literally look forward to with eager anticipation the solos on EVRRY song. Did you know he doesn't pre work out his solos but actually composes them live?
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
@@christopherohara68 Hendrix was the greatest and it isnt even close, he was greater than guitar itself, Beck was probably the best in terms of all around guitarist
Maybe on one string. I haven't studied all shredders in detail like I have Paul Gilbert. I think he's the picking champion of the world. Especially 20 year old Paul Gilbert. When I first heard him I thought more of what he was doing was legato, but it's not and it's crazy.
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.
FINALLY!!!! A top 10 guitarist list without the likes of EVH and RR! No disrespect to them, but seriously, it's about time. And some love finally being shown to John Petrucci!
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.
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
Glad to see Petrucci on the list - I saw his solo tour last year, and toward the end of the song Temple of Circadia, his right hand is a literal blur'!
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.
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.
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.
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Shawn Lanes was always incredible. Even at a really young age. He was ridiculously talented before we lost him. His Jazz rock work is so insane. It’s not just fast playing for the sake of playing fast. He put impossible music together!
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. 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...
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.
I've been in awe of Paul since the mid-80's. When he came on the scene he changed everything. Did'ja know Satchel (Russel) from Steel Panther was Paul's housemate back in the day? How's that for a live-in teacher? Ha!
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! 🤪🎸🎶🎵💯
@@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 😉
Lacking for feel and taste in MAB's solos though. His bends are weak. Then again just take a jackhammer and mount it to a guitar and play monotone notes. His lines are not as complex as what Gilbert is playing.
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.
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.
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
I agree with the comment that the older I get, the more ridiculous shredding becomes to me. Yeah, I got enveloped in it--never became that good--but nowadays, unless you play in a throwback band....And how many gigs want that style of music??? Yeah, it's nice to have that skill set in my pocket, but it pretty much ALWAYS stays in my pocket. It's like my Miami Vice attire: I still got it, but I don't wear it--to save my life....
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
My list of fastest guitarists: 1. Shawn Lane 2. Paul Gilbert 3. Yngwie Malmsteen 84/85 4. Rusty Cooley 5. Jason Becker 6. Chris Impellitteri 7. Takayoshi Ohmura 8. Michael Angelo Batio 9. Buckethead 10. (non metal) Paco de Lucia
It's insane the stuff Batio can do. He's flipping his fret hand over so fast that when watching him do it his hand has a blur on your eyes. And then just to add some more "holy crap" to what you're seeing he does all of it just as fast and flawless left handed. And then he'll play left and right handed at the same time. It absolutely causes dry mouth astonishment. Because your mouth has been on the floor the entire time and your brain can't believe what your eyes and ears are relaying to it. Crazy!
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. 🎸🤘
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"!
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.
@@user-yz3et4lq9y I have his version OTR backing track, professional track in the key his original was actually in and I've been meaning to do my solos to it perhaps sometime soon!
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
i first met shawn when he was 13 years old .an i thought who is this kid? he was unreal back then.an this was in the early 70"s last time i ran into him was mid 90"s an i thought how much better can he get.. he actually called me one time an ask if i was in a band ? an did we need a guitar player? i said i will ask the guys.the one guy we had playing, an for the life of me i can"t remember his name, was terrified to play with shawn in the band.this was before the record company picked him.he was the nicest guy you could ever meet. i did go to his funeral.
Yes he was a very nice and caring person. He took the time to explain things to me about music and techniques but he was so many light years ahead of me. Never brushed aside a question. Rest in peace.
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.
@@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066 as a person who enjoys playing scales, I can appreciate what these people do. Currently at tempo 420, So relaxing kinda zone out.
Its kinda weird, all of those guitarists are great and awesome, but some times it sounds ridiculous when the most fast guitarists trying to speed up very high, expect buckethead, his fast and very fast Tracks sound to me very liquid and natural. By the way, holly's molly how fast is gilbert?? And then came lane along, even faster!! Just crazy. Rest in peace legend shawn lane. I miss govan and mancuso in this list.
It makes a lot of sense. Look at how Petrucci plays, for example. It's both melodic and fast. Being a shredder you can express melody in a more sophisticared way, going slower or faster where you feel it's appropriate. If you are not one, you can only play slowly, thus you are limited. That's the difference.
I am a kiss fan from 1974. I love kiss but Gene Simmons kneels on his tender knees before Yngwie Malmsteen. And how in the hell was yjm not in the number one slot?
Aighty! I usually do not comment , I just like to enjoy all the hard work the content creators provide for us. 1st there are three important people I feel should be on here , Randy & Eddie and what about Stevie?!! ( SRV ) for those of you who do not know check out his version of Little Wing & Voodoo Chile ( the live Version ). Where is it written that you have to play metal to shred ?. And why the F...!! is Yngwie @ #6 !! ? Hmm?
Buckethead is my favorite because it is not all just shred, he makes it musical with searing bends and slower melodic passages. Then he throws in a flourish of shred to make you go "wow."
Pretty good list, and great channel :) Some honorable mentions that I thought of: - Vinnie Moore (see his track "NNY" for more information) - Syu from Galneyrus - The guys from DragonForce, Blind Guardian, or Concerto Moon
What seems quite ironic to me is that everyone accuses Malmsteen of playing mechanically & always fast. But out of all the examples I heard in this video, he was the only one that really played with feel, the others had varying degrees of musicality, but they pretty much all shredded super fast at one speed continuously. Yngwie always mixed it up a lot - staccato, legato, tapping, arpeggios, diatonic scales, maj & min pentatonics, slow and beautiful melodies at the end, or someplace amidst all the barrage - always passionate bends, as well as his famous vibrato. Some used more advanced harmonic principles, such as Shawn Lane. But still, 1 continuous speed, with very little variation rhythmically. That Venom guy was a little closer, but Yngwie plays with way more feeling than all IMO, despite his excesses.
Actually a handful. Roy Marchbank, Takayoshi Ohmura, Yo Onityan, Kang Maomao, Yas Nomura, Joe.G, Jason Richardson, Chris Impellitteri, John Taylor, etc
@@Fartsnack ruclips.net/video/SgYAEVdB_f4/видео.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 ;)
@@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 ruclips.net/video/0oOW8ut-d3s/видео.htmlsi=oiAsvU-1ORExljTV
I just started the video. I wonder where Joe Stump landed on this list. Some guitar magazine (Guitar World, maybe?) a few years back had him at 7, but he definitely should have been higher than 7. He's way faster than Yngwie.
It’s really subjective unless you are going to scientifically test every single player. And those world record shredding “Flight of the Bumblebee” guys are the fastest anyway but that’s probably all they can really play fast. I was actually just looking at an old “Total Guitar” magazine from 20 years ago and guess who it has as the number 1 fastest guitarist ahead of everyone else ?… Steve Vai! Yep, Steve Vai. 🙃😎
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'
Yngwie is the godfather of shred...without him neo classical shred wouldn't exist....he's also a living legend...He and EVH are the last REAL guitar heroes on earth!
@@PedroSilva-fw1zv Okidoke is right on, no Yngwie, no neo classical. No Eddie Van Halen, no reason to listen to any other guitar players after Jimmy. You both said it perfect... VH in Heaven jamming with Jesus. I gotta hear that lol. Oh what about Tim Henson or Mancuso?
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.
Not being a big fan of the shredding guitar playing, I watched this with an open mind. I am still not convinced that shredding is as musical as a Ritchie or Angus solo, but it is obviously popular enough to get its own top ten.
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.
Great video, very accurate, but i think that Michael Angelo Batio should be on first or second place, on the video speed kills there are some moments where he goes EXTREMELY fast.
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
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 .
Will look him up, cheers for that. That’s the problem today, fast unknown players are a dime a dozen everywhere on RUclips and Instagram. 30/40 years ago it could have been a different story.
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 @@ElGuapoDeSantoPoco
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.
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.....
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!
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
My Top 10 list: 1. Michael Angelo Batio 2. Yngwie J. Malmsteen 3. Chris Immpellitteri 4. The Late Shawn Lane 5. Jason Becker 6. Rusty Cooley 7. Paul Gilbert 8. John Petrucci 9. Buckethead 10. Guthrie Govan
Mas esses guitarristas da lista (com exceção do Batio e Bucketdhead talvez. Shawn Lane e Rustie Cooley nunca ouvi falar), tem composições melódicas boas também. Não é só a fritação pela fritação.
I thought Shawn Lane wasn't in the list, but you ranked him No.1 and you're absolutely right!🤘🏻 P.S. He shreds on piano as well😉. RIP Shawn. You're a legend.
You should have included EVH seeing as how he 's kind of responsible for kickin the whole scene off. I mean he did make it popular and was a huge influence if not the influence for ALOT OF THESE GUYS. Also, yes Shawn Lane hands down fastest man to ever play. Don't expect that title to be taken anytime soon either. RIP Shawn, the world will never know just how fast you really could've gotten...
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.
Ooooh yeah!!!! 🤘🤘🤘Music its not a race...
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.
@@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
@@cmdrdredd You bet!! Talented musicians can adapt and do it seamlessly.
@@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.
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!!
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.
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.
Agree.
Yep. I forgot about Chris, glad I watched.
Shawn while amazing, has NEVER been of interest musically. Technically…wtf!? Musically….*yawn
Agreed.
Musically, annoying to me. @@pbosche
They're all extremely fast but that hand flipping thing that Michael A Bato did is out of this world.
You'll be confused))
See Anton Oparin - guitar God)
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Check Anton Oparin. Insane guitar player.
MAB is king his clearity and control are unmatched, and they left out ROMEO proving their judgement is sus
@@johanjotun1647lol 🤣
Oparin blows to pieces Bato))
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 on your head?
Shawn was otherworldly, when Gilbert thinks you’re amazing, you’re amazing!
Ma nessuno o pochi hanno composto arrangiato e si sono affermati come malmsteen
@@fernandomanchia3313 anteeksi kuinka?
He sounds horrible
@@cmills4bamaShawn wasn’t just a shredder, he made some very soulful music as well, I recommend listening to The Hurt, The Joy, and Song for Diane (World,keeps spinning), I think it will change your opinion about him
He was genuinely amazing. I've just never managed to find any of his music that I found tasteful. But his playing touched a lot of people and was technically remarkable.
I love how Shawn Lane once said "umm my nervous system is a little different than most people!"
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. Edit: a lot of negative comments under my comment about Shawn Layne. I have no idea how you can make the intellectual jump from playing fast = bad musicianship? YoYo Ma is a fast player. Lang Lang is a fast player. Django Reinhardt was a fast player. Vivaldi was a fast player. Only in the myopic view of bedroom guitar players is this even a conversation. Please for the love of god enlarge your worldview and your knowledge of music beyond using David Gilmour as your excuse not to practice your scales.
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.
That 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
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!
The fastest player of a instrument means nothing if it doesn't sound like anything entertaining ❤you must capture the heart and soul of what your playing and also capture your audience some if not most music lines have been just fast enough to impress yet slow enough to understand being able to rip up and down the guitar neck is really quite the accomplishment but its just too fast too really have any heart soul meaning blues on one end speed on the other rock n roll in the middle and one step above that it heavy rock n roll thats where um at😊
Which is EXACTLY why I'm such a huge fan of Ty Tabor of Kings X.
He is the only guitarist other than Randy Rhodes that I literally look forward to with eager anticipation the solos on EVRRY song. Did you know he doesn't pre work out his solos but actually composes them live?
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
Bahkan Petrucci tunduk pada Paul Gilbert 😂
Jeff Loomis enters easily in that league.
Frank Gambale, Guthrie Govan, Mateo Mancuso...the list goes on and on
Nuno
And You forgot about the very best ….” Scott Mishoe “ 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ 🎸
Tony MacAlpine...
Vinnie Moore
and MIchael Romeo ,Miller,Quayle, Hutchings, Sykes,Graham,Jonston,Richardson,Howe,Lynch,Hoekstra,...and many-many cool guitarists👌
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.
Hell of a quote.
Exact same could be said for blues players...it's a preference thing. I prefer pushing the boundaries of music and musicianship to the next level.
@@larrymeyers6720 Exactly but I prefer style & feel. That's why Jeff Beck was the greatest.
@@christopherohara68 Hendrix was the greatest and it isnt even close, he was greater than guitar itself, Beck was probably the best in terms of all around guitarist
Good, i did not have to get you a woopin for not having shawn at first!
Man was not human
all fascinating. thousands are missing. but a solo like comfortably numb stays in your head
As do many of Petrucci's
If all you can do is mention the most generically popular boomer solo of all time, you don’t actually like music-you like being popular
@@sigiligus that solo is Just boring pentatonic repeating and repeating for 5 minutes... For me most insane and melodic is tornado of souls solo
That clip of Malmsteen is just him warming up lol
I was just digging the 3rd note he played before he played 10 more.. I dont dig that.
Borrrrring!
Glenn Proudfood
@@JustKJ109 the more is moe joke dude , n dont forget dunk donuts in some whisky too
he hasnt gone to playing far beyong the sun or trilogy suite opus 5 lol
Speed & cleanest is Paul Gilbert
NO IT'S YNGWIE!
also relax hand
@@MikeBack Na, Gilbert!
Agreed PG most detailed picking yngwie is fast but kinda sloppy ✌️
Maybe on one string. I haven't studied all shredders in detail like I have Paul Gilbert. I think he's the picking champion of the world. Especially 20 year old Paul Gilbert. When I first heard him I thought more of what he was doing was legato, but it's not and it's crazy.
Need to check out Glenn Campbell+Roy Clark!!😊
Roy Clark was an amazing guitar player.
GLENN!!!
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.
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!
Imagine those two through a distortion pedal.
FINALLY!!!! A top 10 guitarist list without the likes of EVH and RR! No disrespect to them, but seriously, it's about time. And some love finally being shown to John Petrucci!
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.
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
@@MetalheadNation
The GOAT = Holdsworth
Yeah Allan was unreal. Seemed like a sweet guy too. Whereas Malmsteen seems like a jerk.
Guys some sad news for you )))
See Anton Oparin. It's damn guitar monster) unreal
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Michael Romeo for sure. Some of the stuff he plays blows my mind.
Glad to see Petrucci on the list - I saw his solo tour last year, and toward the end of the song Temple of Circadia, his right hand is a literal blur'!
Dave Murray and Adrian Smith from Iron Maiden is fast enough to be pleasant for ear
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.
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.
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.
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.
Бесспорно это люди которые любят по настоящему музыку. Мелодисты- богатая фантазия переплетения музыкальных механизмов,и вдохновители миллионов людей на планете 🙏🙏🙏✊✊✊🔥🔥🔥👑
Shawn Lanes was always incredible. Even at a really young age. He was ridiculously talented before we lost him. His Jazz rock work is so insane. It’s not just fast playing for the sake of playing fast. He put impossible music together!
What did he die from at 40? Diabetes? He looks pretty heavy?
Until I saw Shawn Lane I wasn't fine... he is absolutely the GOAT SCHREDDER... CHEERS from Argentina my friend!
Thank you, all the best! 🇬🇧
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.
I find Shawn really unpleasant to hear. It just ain't musical.
@@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...
Probably saw Shawn 40-50 times here in Memphis when he was with the Willy’s . He was far more than just a shredder
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.
I've been in awe of Paul since the mid-80's. When he came on the scene he changed everything.
Did'ja know Satchel (Russel) from Steel Panther was Paul's housemate back in the day? How's that for a live-in teacher? Ha!
Shawn Lane is cleaner by far. Gilbert called Lane, amazing
Jeff Loomis for that matter.
@@MrXatcloud Good call. Jeff is on a whole 'nother level just like Paul. Air is very thin up there at that talent level.
Malmsteen to.1983-88
Michael Angelo Batio IMHO is number one. Not only can he shred the fastest but can play guitar right and left handed
This guy plays the same triplet pattern during 50 years 😂. Seriously, his ego and "musical" discography are a piece of shit...
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! 🤪🎸🎶🎵💯
@@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 😉
He can play left handed better than I can right handed. Lol Check Michael out on acoustic guitar. Incredible. He's an all around nice guy.
Lacking for feel and taste in MAB's solos though. His bends are weak. Then again just take a jackhammer and mount it to a guitar and play monotone notes. His lines are not as complex as what Gilbert is playing.
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.
I come away thinking that was boring. Music you have to be stoned to listen to isn't very good.
Otay buttwheat.
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.
It feels like I posted this myself! Agree completely
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
Early journey was almost fusion - hard to believe
@@MrMaynardWR haha so was Foreigner when they started out hehe
I agree with the comment that the older I get, the more ridiculous shredding becomes to me. Yeah, I got enveloped in it--never became that good--but nowadays, unless you play in a throwback band....And how many gigs want that style of music??? Yeah, it's nice to have that skill set in my pocket, but it pretty much ALWAYS stays in my pocket. It's like my Miami Vice attire: I still got it, but I don't wear it--to save my life....
Give me Gary Moore playing "The Loner" any day of the week. This is just what a migraine sounds like.
Gary Moore shreds like all the time, even when he's playing slow ballad. lol
Gary Moore in Colosseum II was awesome.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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.
My list of fastest guitarists:
1. Shawn Lane
2. Paul Gilbert
3. Yngwie Malmsteen 84/85
4. Rusty Cooley
5. Jason Becker
6. Chris Impellitteri
7. Takayoshi Ohmura
8. Michael Angelo Batio
9. Buckethead
10. (non metal) Paco de Lucia
Jeff Loomis
Where Joe Stump, Tony Macalpine, Gary Moore?
@@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066 in the "top 20 fastest guitarists"
I think Michael Romeo should have a place in this top!
He is so underrated
his playing mozart with 2 hand is a damn feat
he's definitly #2 behind MAB a Sin to leave him out he still plays see of lies easily
@@johanjotun1647 check Anton Oparin. video - "Does Universal Guitar Technique Exist" .
This guy leaves no chance for anybody.
It's insane the stuff Batio can do. He's flipping his fret hand over so fast that when watching him do it his hand has a blur on your eyes. And then just to add some more "holy crap" to what you're seeing he does all of it just as fast and flawless left handed. And then he'll play left and right handed at the same time. It absolutely causes dry mouth astonishment. Because your mouth has been on the floor the entire time and your brain can't believe what your eyes and ears are relaying to it. Crazy!
Don't forget Jake E Lee 1986 intro solo 😮
Which intro solo?
Live in Kansas
Was he still with Ozzy then or was it badlands?
@@GuitarGodzUnleashed He was in tour with Ozzy. That solo was played by Jake during "killer of Giants" song. I still have the VHS 🙂
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. 🎸🤘
music isn't about who can play the fastest, we're deeply into Spinal Tap teritory here with this post
All these amps went to 11
No one made that claim. Sometimes you just want to watch people go apeshit on a fretboard.
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"!
@@phillarsson8253 paul gilberto concerto his bach stuff is good exercise too
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.
There has been Marty Friedman at a certain moment!!! Am I right?!!
Yes!!! With Jason Backer... Cacophony...
Marty never really was into shredding. He likes to make each note count and be distinguishable.
Chris Impellitteri! Fastest Shredder to eve live as far as I'm concerned, he's why I started shredding!
Yes, we can see by your name, haha! Good for you dude. I love his version of 'Over the Rainbow!'
@@user-yz3et4lq9y I have his version OTR backing track, professional track in the key his original was actually in and I've been meaning to do my solos to it perhaps sometime soon!
❤love Chris❤!
I also started shredding because of Chris. To me, his record 'System X 2002' is my favourite. That kind of style is insane.
Yes Chris is the best guitarist out there the problem is that no bodies discovered his magnificent work
Great video, and I love that you have Shawn Lane in his proper place on the list!!! :)
Knowing when to play fast and prioritizing melody 🎵 and musicality over everything else is key to playing well.
Dude, where is Frank Gambale?
Australia?
@@GuitarGodzUnleashed in this video 😅😅
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
The Grandfather of sweep!
@@GuitarGodzUnleashed shredding with the Wallabeezz
i first met shawn when he was 13 years old .an i thought who is this kid? he was unreal back then.an this was in the early 70"s last time i ran into him was mid 90"s an i thought how much better can he get.. he actually called me one time an ask if i was in a band ? an did we need a guitar player? i said i will ask the guys.the one guy we had playing, an for the life of me i can"t remember his name, was terrified to play with shawn in the band.this was before the record company picked him.he was the nicest guy you could ever meet. i did go to his funeral.
🤘
Yes he was a very nice and caring person. He took the time to explain things to me about music and techniques but he was so many light years ahead of me. Never brushed aside a question. Rest in peace.
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.
Glad you were not disappointed! 🤘🎸
And Impellitteri.
They Are The 2 Fastest, Then It's Michael Angelo Batio🎸🎸🎸
Dave Grohl wants to be on here too!
Rusty was my guitar teacher. Nice guy.
Vinny moore, AL Dimeola, Tony Mcalpine,, Greg Howe, Frank Marino, on and on
This kind of shredding has always been a case of “just because you can, doesn’t mean you should.”
Says he who can't, LMFAO!
@@gravfielddrive Most of the people commenting are like that. And guitarists who can't play like any of guys in the video.
@@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066 as a person who enjoys playing scales, I can appreciate what these people do. Currently at tempo 420, So relaxing kinda zone out.
My Votes:
Guthrie Govan, Rick Graham, Rusty Cooley, Yngwie, Shawn Lane, Jason Becker, Paul Gilbert, Tom Quayle, Andy Timmons, Richie Kotzen
check Anton Oparin . Video - "Does Universal Guitar Technique Exist".
Unbelievable technique
Thanks for making me discover Michael Angelo... Going to check him out ;)
Its kinda weird, all of those guitarists are great and awesome, but some times it sounds ridiculous when the most fast guitarists trying to speed up very high, expect buckethead, his fast and very fast Tracks sound to me very liquid and natural.
By the way, holly's molly how fast is gilbert?? And then came lane along, even faster!! Just crazy. Rest in peace legend shawn lane.
I miss govan and mancuso in this list.
Gene Simmons from Kiss was never impressed with shredders. Sure they play a billion notes in short time but musically it makes little sense
It makes a lot of sense. Look at how Petrucci plays, for example. It's both melodic and fast. Being a shredder you can express melody in a more sophisticared way, going slower or faster where you feel it's appropriate. If you are not one, you can only play slowly, thus you are limited. That's the difference.
and gene simmons is your daddy or why would you card
Simmons is a wanker.
I am a kiss fan from 1974. I love kiss but Gene Simmons kneels on his tender knees before Yngwie Malmsteen. And how in the hell was yjm not in the number one slot?
Wow! Shawn Lane was a beast! Paul seems to have that balance of speed and musicality that hits me just right.
Paul Gilbert said Shawn Lane was the most terrifying guitarist he's ever seen.
Aighty! I usually do not comment , I just like to enjoy all the hard work the content creators provide for us. 1st there are three important people I feel should be on here , Randy & Eddie and what about Stevie?!! ( SRV ) for those of you who do not know check out his version of Little Wing & Voodoo Chile ( the live Version ). Where is it written that you have to play metal to shred ?. And why the F...!! is Yngwie @ #6 !! ? Hmm?
Allan Holdsworth, Albert Lee, Steve Morse....three great sadly forgotten
While I don't care for Holdsworth's music, his legato is amazing.
Three great choices. I would add John McLaughlin to your list
Excellent list! Was so glad to see Shawn Lane and buckethead on here! 🎸🎶😎
Gotta Say, This Is A GREAT LIST🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸!
Damn!!! I totally forgot how fast some of those guys were!!! Sheesh lol 🤘Thanks for posting that.. (I think lol)
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That Batio arm flip thing is pure evil.
Buckethead is my favorite because it is not all just shred, he makes it musical with searing bends and slower melodic passages. Then he throws in a flourish of shred to make you go "wow."
is not electric guitar, but i think Paco de Lucia was on another level than all the players on this video
Can concur! My dad was a flamenco guitarist, so I grew up listening to Paco. Even got to see him play once. Incredible.
Oooh yeah!!!! 🤘🤘🤘But music its not a race....
Or someone like Joscho Stephan!
Paco de Lucia was awesome
Yeah man…flamenco players are a different level…
Pretty good list, and great channel :) Some honorable mentions that I thought of:
- Vinnie Moore (see his track "NNY" for more information)
- Syu from Galneyrus
- The guys from DragonForce, Blind Guardian, or Concerto Moon
They should’ve had me in here as well as many other players
You're Absolutely CORRECT Brother 🙏🏼🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
What seems quite ironic to me is that everyone accuses Malmsteen of playing mechanically & always fast. But out of all the examples I heard in this video, he was the only one that really played with feel, the others had varying degrees of musicality, but they pretty much all shredded super fast at one speed continuously. Yngwie always mixed it up a lot - staccato, legato, tapping, arpeggios, diatonic scales, maj & min pentatonics, slow and beautiful melodies at the end, or someplace amidst all the barrage - always passionate bends, as well as his famous vibrato. Some used more advanced harmonic principles, such as Shawn Lane. But still, 1 continuous speed, with very little variation rhythmically. That Venom guy was a little closer, but Yngwie plays with way more feeling than all IMO, despite his excesses.
Well, at least the nr 1 is correct. Nobody beats Shawn Lane’s speed and scales. It’s just nuts 🫡
Actually a handful.
Roy Marchbank, Takayoshi Ohmura, Yo Onityan, Kang Maomao, Yas Nomura, Joe.G, Jason Richardson, Chris Impellitteri, John Taylor, etc
Actually none of those do, but nice try. @@KyleLee-ov2lg
@@Fartsnack Yeah, that's why Shawn could never pick 20nps like them🤡
@@Fartsnack
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I've never seen a footage where Shawn alt picking over 19 notes per second but go ahead if you could prove me wrong ;)
@@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 ruclips.net/video/0oOW8ut-d3s/видео.htmlsi=oiAsvU-1ORExljTV
I just started the video. I wonder where Joe Stump landed on this list. Some guitar magazine (Guitar World, maybe?) a few years back had him at 7, but he definitely should have been higher than 7. He's way faster than Yngwie.
And... Joe Stump isn't on this list for some reason... 😞
It’s really subjective unless you are going to scientifically test every single player. And those world record shredding “Flight of the Bumblebee” guys are the fastest anyway but that’s probably all they can really play fast.
I was actually just looking at an old “Total Guitar” magazine from 20 years ago and guess who it has as the number 1 fastest guitarist ahead of everyone else ?… Steve Vai! Yep, Steve Vai. 🙃😎
Sick skills, but I have to say I'm less interested in shredding the older I get. It all starts to sound the same.
Old fart here, Buckethead has a lot of non-shred stuff and by a lot I mean A LOT.
Sometimes it is done really tastefully...sometimes not...
Gambale is incredibly tasteful. I also like the way he teaches (Modes No More Mystery is amading)@@robertpavlicart1332
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'
Because it becomes boring af....
Bumblefoot should have a very deserved place on that list too!
Yngwie is the godfather of shred...without him neo classical shred wouldn't exist....he's also a living legend...He and EVH are the last REAL guitar heroes on earth!
NO DOUBT MAN.... EVH NEVER DIES 💪
@@PedroSilva-fw1zv Okidoke is right on, no Yngwie, no neo classical. No Eddie Van Halen, no reason to listen to any other guitar players after Jimmy. You both said it perfect... VH in Heaven jamming with Jesus. I gotta hear that lol. Oh what about Tim Henson or Mancuso?
Do you know that EVH is dead?
@@pi_ist_GENAU_3 guitar gods never die
@@okidoke-xe8gjsudah mampus
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.
And many more.
But for me, Buckehead; he finger independance is supreme.
check Anton Oparin . Video - Does Universal Guitar Technique Exist .
Unbelievable technique
Not being a big fan of the shredding guitar playing, I watched this with an open mind. I am still not convinced that shredding is as musical as a Ritchie or Angus solo, but it is obviously popular enough to get its own top ten.
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.
So... Good luck making your own top 10 list video. Anyway, we are waiting for the link...
I wouldnt put frank gambale in a shreders list
Vai not as shredder lol what are you on
The guitarists you are writing are mostly social medias and youtube graduated guitarists. This list is about original shredders since the 80s.
Hell yeah!!!! Awesome cover!!!
They are all shredding at the highest level, but only a few got feelings...
Jeff Loomis got both
Yeah, right. Your mind is too slow to feel it.
ur videos are so oldschool, i like it!
Gambale and holdsworth
Great video, very accurate, but i think that Michael Angelo Batio should be on first or second place, on the video speed kills there are some moments where he goes EXTREMELY fast.
That Buckethead guy needs a gimmick.
He does , he really is cliche
He likes chicken.
@@Pulse2AM That would be a riot if he was wearing a KFC bucket.
Finger lickin good!
But seriously he's just too generic looking 😂
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
Bruce Bouillet played with Gilbert Racer X i saw him at a Guitars Under The Stars fest he was awesome, where’s Gary Hoey?
And yet David Gilmour just needs ONE note...
Bill Nelson of Be Bop Deluxe.
He's one of my favorites period, It's really not about how fast you go it's how you use the fretboard jmo.
"I have never been a 'fast' guitarist..." _david gilmour
^..^~~
Difference between a musician and a stupid "guitar body builder". They are pathetic in a way.
Gilmore relied on delay and other fx too much
Boring player to me...
That was an awesome line up . Bless ya .
Shawn Lane was amazing. And musical as well.
Yngwie's tone is what makes him stand out
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 .
Will look him up, cheers for that. That’s the problem today, fast unknown players are a dime a dozen everywhere on RUclips and Instagram. 30/40 years ago it could have been a different story.
You'll enjoy his styles and incredible right hand . :)@@GuitarGodzUnleashed
Igor is great. Can play fast also , but it's the feeling and phrasing that's out of this world
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 @@ElGuapoDeSantoPoco
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.
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.....
Check Anton Oparin - Demonstration of alternate picking. His shred unbelievable
Shawn Lane is not of this earth….definitely he is the most exceptional of all among such talented guitarist
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. 🤘🎸
Agreed Fully Brother 🎸
Hell yeah Man , Shawn lane was an 👽, one in a trillion. The GOAT .
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!
Rip
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
My Top 10 list:
1. Michael Angelo Batio
2. Yngwie J. Malmsteen
3. Chris Immpellitteri
4. The Late Shawn Lane
5. Jason Becker
6. Rusty Cooley
7. Paul Gilbert
8. John Petrucci
9. Buckethead
10. Guthrie Govan
Michael beats them all and yet he's so humble and helpfull. Love him just as I love Jason!
I'd put Paul Gilbert at number three, or at least top five.
Jeff Loomis
All of my heart goes to Jason Becker!!!! Michael Angelo Batio stands next to him. Both fabulous guys!!!
Michael Angelo Batio is also in Manowar since 2022. The most badass band in the world
last week i heard the first manowar album, dude was too boring
@@sodica81 get out of here kid, you're too young to be here.
Get out of here millennial monster@@sodica81
As far as the title of this video states about speed shredding, you did a Great Job with your top 10 list 👍
🙏🎸🤘👍
Michael Schenker impresses me just fine.
Definitely underrated but certainly one of my favorites
Mmmmm.no
I love shred guitar but I'm older now and my arthritis hurts really bad 😔😔😔😔
Both Tony MacAlpine and Jeff Loomis should be on this list.
And VINNIE MOORE !!!
Romeo was left out and he eats those two alive
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!🖤🙏🎸
Shawn Lane!!!!❤❤
How did u make the subscribe button move when u said subscribe to the channel ayo
Excelentes guitarristas.Mas musicalmente falando, Ritchie Blackmore coloca todos eles no bolso. E ainda sobra espaço...
Mas esses guitarristas da lista (com exceção do Batio e Bucketdhead talvez. Shawn Lane e Rustie Cooley nunca ouvi falar), tem composições melódicas boas também. Não é só a fritação pela fritação.
Wow mate I'm 58 when floyd split I was deverstade then roger did this amazing album great cover Eric would be proud
I think Michael Battio was faster than everyone on that list
Impelliteri is faster than Batio. No contest.
I totally agree with this top 5!
I thought Shawn Lane wasn't in the list, but you ranked him No.1 and you're absolutely right!🤘🏻
P.S. He shreds on piano as well😉. RIP Shawn. You're a legend.
Buckethead is the one who truly makes music that will live for centuries and is so memorable and meaningful, like the journey of life.
neeto.......Paul G, Nd Malmstien yes, the rest is going to the gym and guitars are the barbells, not my bailywick
You should have included EVH seeing as how he 's kind of responsible for kickin the whole scene off. I mean he did make it popular and was a huge influence if not the influence for ALOT OF THESE GUYS.
Also, yes Shawn Lane hands down fastest man to ever play. Don't expect that title to be taken anytime soon either.
RIP Shawn, the world will never know just how fast you really could've gotten...