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Posted by: GGTopGuitarist Sep 28 2009, 11:21 PM

who do you think are the most technical and fast guitarists that still sound awesome?
mine are:

1. john petrucci
2. guthrie govan
3. bucketehad
4. shawn lane
5. jeff loomis (although i'm new to him and still find his music a little too hectic and scary)

yes i know that being able to play fast isn't what music is about but speed is just another tool in the music toolbox :-P

Posted by: lcsdds Sep 28 2009, 11:24 PM

HMMMMMM.........Muris Varajic.........\m/\m/

Posted by: bladzerok Sep 28 2009, 11:33 PM

well i would say something like what you said, but with some different names and order.

1-Shawn lane
2-Guthrie govan
3-Steve morse
4-John petrucci
5-Chris broderick
6-Michael angelo batio

Rusty cooley is also really technical, but i don't really love his sound...

Posted by: mhskeide Sep 28 2009, 11:45 PM

I can mention some of mine, but not in any specific order, except that the fact
Petrucci = my god!

Else than that:

Steve Vai - some cheesy music, but he`s insanely good, and plays it so easily)
Muris Varajic - Muris is up with the A-team as well, without a doubt
Guthrie Govan
Yngwie Malmsteen - the developer of shred?
Steve Morse - the worlds most versatile guitar player?
Satriani - I feel he cares more about the music than the shred, even though he`s kicking most peoples asses techniqual wise aswell)
Andy Mckee - not a shredder, but wild technique
Paul Gilbert - black belt in string skipping
Michael Angelo - I just find him entertaining while shredding at the quad guitar! If he had two more hands, I bet he`d shred all necks simultanously

and ofcourse: gotte love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0KNDBhemRk guy

Posted by: The Uncreator Sep 29 2009, 12:17 AM

Tiago Della Vega

Posted by: Emir Hot Sep 29 2009, 12:17 AM

Vinnie Moore
Paul Gilbert
Yngwie Malmsteen
Guthrie Govan
Michael Angelo

These are all great technical players and also their music makes sense unlike thousands of meaningless shredders.

Posted by: lcsdds Sep 29 2009, 12:31 AM

Meaningless shred Emir????........is that possible?????

Posted by: Emir Hot Sep 29 2009, 01:10 AM

I see it every day Monte Can't really stand it.

Posted by: Eat-Sleep-andJam Sep 29 2009, 01:18 AM

Steve Vai
Michael Angelo Batio
Michael Romeo
Shawn Lane
Paul Gilbert
John Petrucci
Joe Satriani
Guthrie Govan
Jeff Loomis

and of course ......DRAGONFORCE! GET H@X0R PWN3D !

Posted by: Douwi25 Sep 29 2009, 01:24 AM

Paul gilbert is my favorite. He still playing fast and technical and not with a too much distorsion like some other shredders.. his note are very clear. I also love musically his song

Posted by: lcsdds Sep 29 2009, 01:25 AM

Totally agree.......

Posted by: DenisN Sep 29 2009, 05:31 AM

Well I also had a list and it went like this:
V Moore, Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, G. Govan... but since I'm on GMC (and see some unbelievably good players) I would call them just guitarist I like to listen to.

Posted by: mhskeide Sep 29 2009, 07:49 AM

Hahaha, I wanted to make a joke about some awful guitarist myself, but couldn`t come up with any good name on the spot



Totally agree. Though he has 2 square meters with pedals, he`s keeping his tone way under the high-gain level. Something I believe requires much more precision and strong articulation when playing (which he has tons of )

Edited for language: skennington on behalf of the moderating team

Posted by: Marcus Siepen Sep 29 2009, 10:52 AM

+1000000000000
If there is something that bores me to death then it is people playing ultra fast and technical only for the sake of doing it, or showing off. A single bent note with a good vibrato means much more to me than scales played at the speed of light. But thats all a matter of taste I guess.

Posted by: Emir Hot Sep 29 2009, 11:24 AM

Well said Marcus. And also that single note is more difficult to execute properly than 30 notes per second

Posted by: Frederik Sep 29 2009, 11:29 AM

I dont agree on that

Posted by: Emir Hot Sep 29 2009, 11:35 AM

It's really a personal preference but I prefer some slow and cool SRV blues solo than some crazy Rusty Cooley style of shredding. I like to play fast stuff but I also try to make my melody with some logical structure. Most modern shredders are playing random notes and weird scale shapes in the speed of light. That's something that I do respect but not necessarily enjoy when it comes to musicality.

Posted by: Nadir Sep 29 2009, 11:39 AM

David Gilmour is my favorite guitarist, and we can not say he is shredder , but I really enjoy his style of playing guitar

Posted by: Frederik Sep 29 2009, 11:41 AM

I like blues better, dont get me wrong
for me its just imposible to play 30notes/sec
but i agree on this^^

Posted by: Vasilije Vukmirovic Sep 29 2009, 06:11 PM

from what I saw Shawn Lane!
Being technical doesn't just mean you can play fast, but Shawn has universal picking, good for EVERYTHING!

Posted by: Braer Sep 29 2009, 06:20 PM

1. Paul Gilbert
2. Yngwie Malmsteen
3. Steve Vai
4. Jose Mena

Posted by: lcsdds Sep 29 2009, 06:24 PM

Well said Emir..... I can listen to Rusty Cooley for like 10 seconds. I love shred too.....but I need melody to keep me interested. I'm not a big fan of blues though.....

Posted by: Fran Sep 29 2009, 06:34 PM

Hmmm..

Buckethead
Gilbert
Batio
Muris

Posted by: Marcus Siepen Sep 29 2009, 11:24 PM

+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 This guy smokes any shredder on this planet

And I agree with Emir, I don't have a problem with somebody shredding, I can respect his technical abilities, but this is not something that I also have to like. Don't get me wrong, there are really good shredders, that play stuff that I absolutely love, but if speed is all you have to offer than this is definitely not enough for me.

Posted by: Matt23 Sep 30 2009, 07:27 PM

Shred isn't my favourite kind of music but imo, the best shredders around are.

Yngwie Malmsteen
Paul Gilbert
Jeff Loomis
Rustey Cooley

Posted by: Duncan Oct 1 2009, 02:56 AM

Can't believe Jason Becker only got one mention. That guy is an inspiration. There's a lot of good shredders out there. Unfortunately only 10% make music I can listen to. Satriani has got to be up there though. Near flawless technique but also amazing song writing ability.

Posted by: Eat-Sleep-andJam Oct 1 2009, 12:31 PM

I dont know how I forgot him.

Have to mention Marty Friedman now, forget him to

Posted by: Jose Mena Oct 1 2009, 01:44 PM

I agree with Emir here, playing guitar fast is a challenge and all of us at one point or another pursue it, however sometimes we take away musicality for the sake of playing fast, when I listen to SRV I understand that playing bluesy slower licks is more difficult and challenging.

What was said by Emir on another post is absolutely true it is very hard to play a single note very slowly with the right amount of vibrato and feel



Thanks for including me in your list, you have put me amongst my favorite shredders




Again very true, I see new shredders on you tube that play fast but that is all

Posted by: Artemus Oct 1 2009, 07:01 PM

Not so much the shred-a-minute, lightning fast stuff that is considered wizardry to the uninitiated..
but a guitarist springs to mind that I would most definately describe as technical

Ron Jarzombek (Blotted Science, Watchtower, Spastic Ink..etc)

Posted by: berko Oct 1 2009, 07:11 PM

I can't believe you mentioned Jarzombek. I only discovered him lately but he is a fantastic player.

Also I would mention

Marco Sfogli (first appeared in Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie's solo project)

or even

Guthrie Govan

who is not even considered a shredder but incorporates fast picking/sweeping/legato passages into his playing while still keeping balance. He just spices his solos up but his magic is still in his style.