guitar players in 2023...

[@BorjaMintegiaga]

Thank you so much for including me in this video Jared, I highly appreciate it 🤍 Thanks a lot guys for all the support and beautiful comments! Ton of insane musicians and guitat players this year, damn! This motivates a lot 😍

[@adriannieto668]

Jared, here is one of a kind guitarrist in this life! Don’t miss the magic around!!!❤

[@woldinini9988]

Your phenomenal!

[@JimDewdGuitars]

Bro I was so happy to see your video! You absolutely killed it!

[@MalevoSuave]

New sub 🔥🐺

[@Capt_Caveman205]

The very 1st dude out the gate today and you smashed it. Well done sir.

[@warnerww83]

This video proves that no matter what you’re good at…there’s a kid half your age and twice as good as you out there.

[@GuitarLucao]

😂😂😂

[@Bardish]

Twice?! make that 10 times🤣 kill me now

[@Truth_Hurts_Bad]

But who's got anything original to "say" on the guitar anymore? Almost all of these players sound the same to me. Arpeggios and sweeps.... Very little to distinguish them from each other.

[@Bardish]

That sounds like someone who doesn't actually play guitar / or be good at it. No offense. But they all sound very different.@@Truth_Hurts_Bad

[@EthanRadell]

But at the same time, no one else can be you. That's the best part, skill level aside. Sometimes simple stuff hits way harder. Sometimes you need the shred or it's empty. It's just different decorations of time and it's beautiful

[@SteveTerreberry]

My GOD... We are so outclassed anymore!!! 😭

[@owennlevinee]

its ok we still like you. Jared not so much....

[@GammaFZ]

Yo Stevie you’re still top level cracked though.

[@jorgen3662]

bozo

[@jasonpoland5507]

Mine is in there too but you all blow me out of the water Stevie

[@GammaFZ]

@@coreysmith1974No. Before you attack Stevie T, you must challenge ME to a shred off. Over my dead guitar!

[@calaabo]

So glad to see James Norton on here. He’s such a humble dude and has battled cancer and I have so much respect for his talent and just his overall personality super deserving

[@PikkaBird]

For sure! His attitude and openness about that whole ordeal has been inspiring.

[@AlessandroZilio]

Thanks for including me Jared, honored to be between all these great guys!

[@justinmaier4649]

huge fan of your Cry For You cover! You got it bro! 😁

[@GammaFZ]

Yoooo yeah. I remember watching your take weeks ago and I was like yeah this guy is definitely on it

[@Tramaineguitar]

Dude! You hit the nail on the head every time 🤘🏼musicality is on another level 🙏🏼

[@jakehoerntlein7292]

Your a great shredder 🫡

[@6oundStudio]

that's what she said

[@scattystormborn]

James Norton played so fast that I was transported down a Super Mario pipe

[@YangJinHyun]

Thank you so much for including me!!! So happy to be part of this ❤ Also you actually read my name with proper pronunciation 😊

[@RickRenstromOfficial]

It’s been an unbelievably crazy weekend but thank you so much Jared! Most people won’t know I took a 5 year break and just started playing again earlier this year. If I went back in time and told myself I’d be here today, I would have said I’m crazy lol but here we are 😊 thanks to all the great comments and support! I truly appreciate all of you and all the amazing guitarists that have sent their video in. I have a lot of new favorites to watch now!

[@tabbid9473]

I'm honored to have discovered you man, I speak for all the others who did the same too. You killed it. 🔥

[@chuckp342]

you're an insane player, dude 🤘

[@user-ex4mp6og6y]

You're just incredible, I can’t do this with my hands, you are an example of perseverance

[@RickRenstromOfficial]

@@tabbid9473thank you so much tabbid!🙏😁

[@RickRenstromOfficial]

@@chuckp342thanks Chuck!!

[@NMguitarist]

So happy to see myself in the video! Thanks for your awesome words. I'm actually stunned when it comes to how incredible every other entry is. Guess I should've spent a little more than a few hours on this, lol. Excellent stuff by EVERYONE! Thanks again, Jared. Let's keep the guitar alive!!! 🤘🤘

[@alexschnellmanguitar]

WOOHOO So glad to have been put on the video with all these fantastic players! Thanks for the amazing and kind words, Jared 💜💜💜

[@RikkiThrash]

MOM I MADE IT!!!😀 (16:28) Holy smokes-some real talent in this video🔥😅 Thanks for all the hard work ur putting into this, Jared!🤝🏻 And thank you for featuring me so I can look bad compared to all the other super shredders😂 Love and rock ‘n’ roll🫡😎 -Rikki Thrash🤘🏻

[@richarddoan9172]

The attention to detail in your shrine to Stallone did not go unnoticed. Love it!

[@sharonfehr3300]

Hey Rikki! Awesome to see you here! Tough Competition indeed!

[@sharonfehr3300]

❤

[@nikomahal]

I saw your entry before the feature and I loved the energy

[@miquelcullop]

@RikkiThrash always an amazing shredder love to watch all you collabs #80’srock

[@zetchTV]

Jared is the realest for keeping these shred collabs going and including so many people who have clearly put so much effort into it. Awesome to see the guitarists out here, thriving.

[@fxhexcen]

hahaha 10:03 I didn't want to brag at all! It's just something that has been "part of my style" for many years, and I always try to include it, I have fun and like to try that kind of thing, very grateful to have had the opportunity to include my real entry!!!!!! spoon op

[@LukeEricksonguitar]

Super Sick solo man! sorry you had to be followed up by the fakest performance I’ve seen in a while

[@randonladner2324]

@@LukeEricksonguitardefinitely wasn’t fake, James actually plays fast af like that & doesn’t comp his solos for stuff like this (does a bunch of takes and just picks ONE instead)

[@coreysmith1974]

Thanks so much for including me in the video, and the kind words Jared.. 🙏

[@geordihills]

🐐

[@coreysmith1974]

@@geordihills You = 🐐

[@keithcostanza96]

Your solo was my favorite

[@keithcostanza96]

What type of guitar/setup was that?

[@coreysmith1974]

@@keithcostanza96 hey thanks a lot 🙏 . I’m using a 1979 25th anniversary Strat but with a custom neck. Axe fx 2 for my tones!

[@sebaxrguitar]

Jared thank you so much, words can’t even begin to describe my excitement and happiness to be featured in a video of yours! I’ve been watching your videos since I was about 10 years old when I first started guitar( I’m 17 now). And to have a chance to be part of a shred collab is absolutely mind blowing!! I rly hope y’all enjoyed my entry and if you did make sure to hype it up lol!! Lots of love to Jared for continuing to do these shred collabs, love them every year!

[@idfreed]

Great solo!

[@TheOpopoplo]

You killed it i buddy keep on playing and find mates you have great potential Hope to hear more of you

[@TheOpopoplo]

You killed it i buddy keep on playing and find mates you have great potential Hope to hear more of you

[@adamhurt612]

My fav solo out of them all. Fantastic job!

[@brennenconlee437]

A lot of people thought that James Norton around 10:20 was faked, including myself. But the dude posted the full solo with raw audio on his live stream, that dude is the real deal deal.

[@EduardoCardone91]

Thanks Jared! Honored to be in this video with all these supertalented guitarist!! 🤘🤘🎸🎸😁

[@tabbid9473]

Renstrom needs his segment in Shred Collab 6. He does more than most people do with half as many fingers. 🤘

[@TheXrossfade]

I was heading to the comments to say that dude deserves a extra slot in the collab regardless of who gets picked!

[@MBrulla]

@@TheXrossfade I wanna know his channel so I can sub.

[@tabbid9473]

@@MBrulla youtube.com/@RickRenstromOfficial?si=xZGRlMy_bWr1ptAJ Gotchu

[@GuitarsRockForever]

100% that man should have a spot regardless who else got in.

[@RussXnimbusX]

He's basically the Django Reinhardt of shred.

[@anthonyfaiell3263]

10:19 James Norton was so clean. Holy shit. That was indeed the take. 4:00 Dom Chavez was also sick. Flawlessly transitioning between some pretty tough techniques at a really high speed. 12:44 Nicola Gulmini was super creative. Those weird beat divisions were definitely trippy and cool sounding. 19:04 As a melodic solo, this vibed pretty hard. I really liked those note choices, and the bends were indeed super clean. . So many great players besides the ones I mentioned too. Those were just the main ones that stuck out for me. And this was only like 15-20 entries out of 1500... jeez, this would be hard (impossible) to judge. As a fly on the wall though, I'm glad as hell the shred collab let's me enjoy all these insanely talented musicians.

[@MM20104ever]

10:19 James Norton was faking it you can clearly "see" its midi audio , that's why Jared said he's a GuitarPRo (program that uses midi audio used for writing music)

[@calaabo]

@@MM20104everhe played it live as well, he is actually very talented, more so than dines that’s for sure

[@nicholastorgerson8176]

@@MM20104everhe played the solo on tiktok live with no punchins, dude plays live on tiktok all the time. Not too mention he went to Berkeley. As if Jared knew what he was talking about after the RoS shit 😂

[@Barnacals]

@@nicholastorgerson8176 you mean he played it live with heavy backing synth turned way up to hide all the mistakes and the fact that he can't actually play it properly. That's why he won't play it to just a click, he can't. And you do realize that going to school means nothing. Most guitarists are self taught, which is honestly more impressive than having a teacher guiding you. I've watched his "live" videos and you can clearly tell how sloppy he really is. You don't go from that level of slop to perfect computer quantized video game sounding 100% attack on every note perfection like that, ever. 95% of what you're hearing in his playing is actually the synth that's playing all the same notes

[@alchemi5150]

James Norton Nailed it

[@tucko11]

I like the Atari video game arpeggios

[@edthejester]

James Norton. Dude is making arcade noises just like Jacky Vincent. He's in. ❤

[@TeutobergForestryService]

James Norton…. Wtf…? This dude started playing the sound made when Mario goes down a pipe on NES.

[@DoesHeDieded]

James Norton's shred was ridiculous.

[@kanslansverkstad-thecourse4373]

This is so much fun, please don’t take it away from me. My criteria when judging: (1-3) 1 Instant gratification … the wow factor 2 Want to hear more … tasty 3 Memorability … melodic 4 Technicality 5 Emotional … the tone 6 Originality … composing skill 7 The cool factor … the visual Seba XR Guitar 3333333=21 Nicola Gulmini 3333333=21 Red scorpion studios 3333333=21 Corey Smith 3333332=20 James Norton 3333323=20 Rick Renstrom 3233333=20 Rikki Thrash 3233333=20 Tomas Villanueva 3333332=20 Borja Mintegiaga 2222222=14 Ben Laf 2232222=15 Ben Rabha 2222232=15 Dom Chavez 2333232=18 Akif Ozdin 2323333=19 Alex Schnellman 2223232=16 Artur Battisti 2333332=19 Fredrik fencke 2233332=18 Eduardo Cardone 2222223=15 FX Hexcen 2323332=17 Mark mixing 2232223=16 Michael Naro 2333332=19 Nindjento 3323233=19 Richard from Nurenburg 2222223=15 Robarmusic 2322333=18 Shaped in dreams 2223233=17 Yang Jin Hyun 2323332=18

[@EduardoCardone91]

Thanks for your appreciation man ❤️😁🤘🤘

[@RikkiThrash]

❤🙏🏻🤘🏻

[@michallederleitner5336]

17:37 Shaped in Dreams is my favourite, very unique sound, innovative technique, clean execution and great composition

[@denmun9722]

100%

[@rebelliousfineart8202]

James Norton, the Koala guy, and Nikola Gulmini are my picks. These were all insane, I’m just trying to limit myself to 3 of my favorites for each of these videos. Lol, it’s hard man but I like that you are doing these videos, giving exposure to more amazing musicians and butchering their names 😂

[@DimeDCSGO]

Bro james nortons entry is the fakest shit i have ever seen.

[@bigrad2004]

Enough has not and cannot be said about the talent, skill, and heart of James Norton. Its so good that Jared, myself and the rest of the audience, nor even himself can really get a grasp on how good he is.

[@metalmaiden310]

James Norton is a fuckin BADASS! He is insanely talented and also just a really great dude!

[@sammydaboul6781]

Yeah I didn't know him and people started insulting and harassing him for "faking" this. Even if he was nobody has the right to do so.

[@majesty2699]

idk if youve ever heard of gutiar pro or what it sounds like, but his clip sounds exactly like everyone who has been caught for being fake, because it sounds exactly like guitar pro. I dont know for sure but im much more willing to bet it is indeed fake.@@sammydaboul6781

[@CFMRocksFishing-Music]

Ricky Thrash ( Bass player) and James Norton (Guitar Professional) DUE SOLO COLAB. I Found a video of James Live performing Not to long ago, Epic. Side note fredrik the blues man has got some great flavor and style.

[@RikkiThrash]

🤘🏻😝

[@CFMRocksFishing-Music]

@@RikkiThrash 🍻🍻

[@LucianVngel]

“That guy is uh… Guitar Pro 💻 “ 🤣 best way Jared could have handled that

[@jamesnortonguitar]

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[@TeutobergForestryService]

Jared man, I know this is your job and the whole bit. But I just want to say thank you for doing this every year. These players are incredible. It’s just insane where we are as players today. I never would’ve dreamed this would be the state of guitar. Beyond impressed. Thanks again dude and thank to all the dudes who put in the work to craft these amazing solos.

[@markwsanders]

James Norton gets my vote 😱

[@luismejia6802]

11 picks (not in order): 00:49 - Borja Mintegiaga 2:09 - Ben Raf 2:40 - Ben Rahba 4:35 - Seba XR Guitar 5:27 Akif Ozdin 9:35 - FX Hexcen 11:50 Michael Naro 12:45 - Nicola Gulmini 15:35 - Rick Renstrom 16:29 - Rikki Thrash 18:23 - Thomas Villanueva

[@RikkiThrash]

🙏🏻😎🫡

[@retr0D34TH]

awesome submission loving that 80's vibe, fucking awesome bro. @@RikkiThrash

[@DavieJones_Lockr]

Isn't rikki thrash the bass player for steel panther?

[@andrewwayne777]

Borja Mintegiaga (insane, fast but good), Ben Rabha (interesting scale use, I like a little discordance) , Corey Smith (This was probably the best one, fast, but still had feel, my fingers hurt watching him slide that fast), Nicola Gulmini (part of the new school polyphiaesque), Rick Renstrom ( this is one I had to watch over again, amazing talent with out the disability, insane that he can do that with his disability) Shaped In Dreams ( I like when people realize that the frets below the 10th are also playable), Tomas Villanueva ( added some texture with the harmonics and the palm mutes in the lower register, it was the most interesting interpretation with out any electronic tricks) Yang Jin Hyun (super clean great feeling) I like Fredrick Fincke but he had to change the original too much to get it to work with his style but that ending was great. FX Hexchen with the damn spoon again and the over-the-top. James Norton was just too much, sonically confusing but, insane talent, insane speed and insane control. They were all fantastic.

[@coreysmith1974]

🙏 🙏 🙏

[@BorjaMintegiaga]

Thanks so much Andrew!

[@pearsights]

My Picks Corey Smith, Fredrik Fenck Alex Schnelman Nicola Gulmini Rick Renstrom Shaped In Dreams

[@coreysmith1974]

🙏

[@andrewdmitriev2900]

I loved the first entry from FX Hexcen but the second one just killed it. Best entry out of all I’ve seen so far. Also James Norton - insane. All entries were good, but these 2 are on another level

[@majesty2699]

James nortons live take on tiktok sounds like absolute garbage btw

[@cfishernb]

I just want to thank you for tossing this all together. I got no horse in the race but listening to these people do this insane shit is fun. You're giving them a bit of a platform and showing their work. Seeing stuff like this then looking at the Rolling Stone top 250 guitarists in the world is hilarious. The majority of the people you've showcased thus far can outplay most of their list, even quite a few of the mythic legends we know deserve to be on that list. KZbin has helped to increase musical talent so much since it's inception. It's truly pushed the boundaries far passed what I ever imagined.

[@Necron00b]

Borja/Rabha/Akif/Fencke/Cardone/Norton/Hyun, killed it! Honestly, you're gonna have to make the next Shred Collab about 2 hours long...there are too many incredible players. haha

[@EduardoCardone91]

Tanx man ❤

[@mynamejeff4883]

You need to get a group of your friends together and just sit down and judge blocks of 25 to 50 and get the best 5 or 10 from each block then keep repeating with the favorites until you can narrow it down to the number you want.

[@doompod]

James Norton's speed was incredible.

[@TheBatimpa]

Bruh its midi

[@Barnacals]

James Norton's PC speed is incredible**

[@dustystarr2297]

Who the hell is that James Norton dude, that had to be sped up lol! I found Nicola Gulmini the most interesting. Tomas Villanueva was also cool with the newschool approach.

[@mottahead6464]

Rick Renstrom's playing brought tears to my eyes. I know it's cheesy to say.... but .... man, oh, man.

[@DespiseChoChugz]

Dude same, I srsly was like: what the fck did I just watch

[@jeremycarlson1189]

@@DespiseChoChugz I've seen this guy on TTok on live streams. Dude can shred. He is more classic metal, but he can throw down and I really like listening to him play.

[@RickRenstromOfficial]

Thank you so much! That truly means a lot to me!

[@smudge1619]

​@RickRenstromOfficial Well done dude instant Django Reinhardt throwback!

[@AndyCrimson]

My faves in this one! Seba XR Akif Ozdin Alex Schneelman James Norton Rikki Thrash Yang Jin Hyun

[@RikkiThrash]

🙏🏻🫡 thank you!

[@sebaxrguitar]

Thank you so much 🫶🫶

[@arturbattisti3880]

NO WAY! Thanks a lot for including me among all these shred monsters, Jared! Also, you're the best for the effort of doing these videos ❤ And the guitar is a True Range by Tagima. It's a Brazilian made instrument, but they are starting to make them in the USA too

[@sKiTkiDz101]

James Norton is an absolute beast!

[@francescogiacovelli8468]

FX Hexcen and James Norton SO technical, totally love it. Also Seba XR must be included for sure. This guy has some Tim Henson potential. Nicola Gulmini was weird but good.

[@sebaxrguitar]

Damn Tim Henson potential 🥹🥹thx man it means lot 🙏🙏

[@majesty2699]

James nortons live take on tiktok sounds like absolute garbage btw

[@TheBatimpa]

@@majesty2699lmao hahahah bruh you ain’t kidding … if you have to fake takes prolly shouldn’t enter a contest… totally seen the guy live and he isn’t that good

[@robdubent]

@@majesty2699show us whatcha got virtuoso 🤡

[@robdubent]

@@TheBatimpashow us whatcha got Mozart 🤡🤫

[@Pussinator.69]

4:35 that dude really took the top from this list.

[@d3th_2_all]

I second that

[@sebaxrguitar]

Thx guys 🫶🫶💪💪

[@gregoc9597]

I appreciate that you can provide the guitar community this outlet for amazing shredders to share their talent

[@22Vnnami]

10:20 no words, he already won the collab and he’s not even in it yet but yes he is because you have to put him in

[@GavinProphet]

My man James Norton KILLED IT 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Composer_Ben]

I think my favorites from this one were Borja Mintegiaga, Corey Smith, Akif Ozden, Fredrik Fencke(as you noted, just so different), FX Hexcen(regardless of which one's official man's definitely got the chops), James Norton(strong DragonForce vibes, even more amazing considering how young he looks), Michael Naro, Nicola Gulmini(interesting effects & time signature), Rick Renstrom, Rikki Thrash, Shaped in Dreams, and Alessandro Zilio.

[@coreysmith1974]

🙏

[@RikkiThrash]

👊🏻

[@Cool_Papa_Funk]

That James Norton clip was next level playing!

[@raihanmahajana3579]

its amazing on how a guitar shredding video always makes you motivated and demotivated at the same time.

[@arkeeper]

I’m just going to pretend they’re all in highly successful bands and get paid to play guitar for a living

[@Ottophil]

Nope we all live in moms basement, but autism helps

[@arkeeper]

@@Ottophil nope, I don’t believe it. Let me have this 😂

[@flipper2gv]

I've seen a LOT of shred videos in my life, those James Norton sweeps were the fastest I've ever seen.

[@auburneagle1410]

James Norton 🤘🏽wow!!! However, every clip was 👍🏽 very cool. The title for the vlog says it all. Good art isn’t lost, pure 🤘🏽

[@simla5]

My favorites were definetely Fredrik Fencke, James Norton, Richard from Germany and Yang Jin Hyun. But holy shit what a bunch of talented people, everyone was great.

[@TheMataleon06]

All monsters.-.the level of talent is brutal

[@TPJN777]

Nicola Gulmini is the EASY WINNER of this video. James Norton in 2nd with the best straight forward solo.

[@Harry00780]

15:55 his arms are short but the reach on his skills and dedication is unlimited

[@afternoonshred4866]

James Norton cause his technique had Jackie Vincent all over it. I miss Jackie, great shredder, great kid.

[@jamesnortonguitar]

I love Jacky Vincent. One of my biggest influences. Him, Rusty Cooley, Christian Muenzner, Joe Stump, and Scott Stine. I’ve taken lessons with all of them except for Jacky

[@afternoonshred4866]

@@jamesnortonguitar I miss his videos. I love his playing especially those falling in reverse records. He did tornado of souls with, Nita Strauss, and Angel Vivaldi, that was an amazing show.

[@mkmaudsley8381]

Wow that James Norton guy was rapid!! 😮😮

[@lebgcestmoi8771]

10:49 james norton

[@mikedawesofficial]

These folks are so good man ❤ Thanks for showcasing these sick players

[@GoBlue4lyfe]

James Norton, & FX was beyond the best on episode!!!! Just keep in mind NORTONl left you speechless! NeXT would would be FENKE &/or HYUN., and RENSTROM a REAL CLOSE ThIRd . BTW, COREY SMITH could be in the top 3, Just off technical patterns ! Loved it Corey

[@coreysmith1974]

Appreciate you 🙏

[@fredrikfencke2087]

7:42 Thanks, man! It doesn't really work in English, so don't worry about the pronunciation. Fenck-ee, as in rhymes with "thank" and a then long e at the end, is what I've gotten used to.

[@DougOnstott]

"that guy is guitar pro" best thing you could have said to the kid lol

[@jamesnortonguitar]

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[@ej1_drew]

Jared is invaluable to the metal community!!! I'm just here to watch the daily dose of shred submissions :)

[@ezequielrajoy5024]

It goes without saying, they are all fantastic, but James Norton and Nicola Gulmini are out of this world. Mindblowing stuff

[@lowenbad]

As a guitarist that started playing during the original shred era in 1987, but then came of age in the alternative 90s, the grunge era definitely did a disservice to my generation of guitarists. These kids are mind blowing. (I’m 48. Everyone is a kid to me now. 😂)

[@JamesSmith-ui1iu]

1) Yang Jin Hyun 19:04 2) Alex Schnellman 6:03 3) Borja Mintegiaga 0.48

[@randerins]

10:36 That doesn't look sped up at all, believe it

[@somedudemark]

Y'know Jared gets a lot of stick these days (don't know why, success probably), but one thing no one can undermine is him each year now, utilising his platform to showcase incredible talent in this guitaring world. Each year I look forward to it and this years format with these videos is only building hype but also showcasing a lot of the talent that may go missed otherwise. Well played Jared, can't wait to hear the full thing.

[@jjcorpse2288]

17:46 Shaped in Dreams insane talented shreder Martin from Slovakia!

[@Tramaineguitar]

Alessandro Zilio 🤘🏼🙌🏼👌🏻

[@althejazzman]

Fredrik Fencke really stood out as the most melodic and not being just about playing as many notes as possible! James Norton however did play the most notes possible, and those video game style arpeggios were like nothing I'd ever heard.

[@redrumredrum7950]

Dom Chev, Seba XR Guitar, FX Hexcen. 🤘🔥👍

[@sebaxrguitar]

Thank uuu🙏🫶🫶

[@MSpotatoes]

I love how shredding is more alive than ever. So many amazing players.

[@Trahzy]

It's getting there, it's almost as alive as in the 80s again.

[@grubz5011]

James Norton

[@dylanhutchison8629]

James Norton........ I cried for real..... phenominal

[@jamesnortonguitar]

🥹🥹🥹

[@DD-wh2mp]

9:35 FX Hexcen Has some serious talent!

[@PauloCardosoAguiar]

7:18 Tagima is brazilian brand, which recently started selling in US. Cool guitars tbh

[@lucasslf]

Kiko Loureiro used to play them, back in the day, btw

[@nesforce7712]

James Norton (my #1 That was so fast it looked fake) and Dom Chavez (my #2) were sick! note clarity at that speed is impressive imo Def my top 2 in this video.... Akif Ozden, Borja Mintegiaga, Alex Schnellman, Eduardo Cardone, Fx Hexsen, Nicola Gulmini (unique), Rick Renstrom (no excuses), Alessandro Zilio were also excellent it would be hard to choose a #3.

[@LukeEricksonguitar]

It was fake lol..

[@nesforce7712]

@@LukeEricksonguitar Thank god, I was ready to quit guitar. I like to assume its real, it pushes the mind to a new place, makes playing standards higher.

[@LukeEricksonguitar]

@@nesforce7712 the reason we got a problem with it in the first place you can tell Jared knew as well

[@JSRJS]

@@LukeEricksonguitar Hence Jarod's comment "This guy is "Guitar Pro"" In other words...literally...the software.

[@LukeEricksonguitar]

@@JSRJS exxxxxactlyyyy

[@stanunleash2456]

Love this 4 awesome \m/ James Norton Nicola Gulmini Seba XR Guitar Tomas Villanueva

[@franciscocedenolanza]

My favs are: Day 4: Ben Rabha Corey Smith Seba XR Guitar Alex Schnellman Artur Battisti Fredrik Fencke Rick Renstrom

[@sebaxrguitar]

Thank u so much 🙏🙏

[@easeyourmind1948]

James Norton ☠️☠️☠️that's not a human being 😭😭

[@kevinstewart8120]

You’re right! Because it’s a guitar pro file.

[@kevinmiller5786]

These videos are so much fun.I've been playing since"Surfin' with the Alien" came out.I can shred some,but all of the submissions you show make me want to take piano lessons.Ok...gonna go drink some beer,then sell my gear. Kidding about the gear.

[@paramourcat]

I've noticed people tend to kind of shred flourish at the end to finish strong but then sort of just end on a weird random note that doesn't feel resolved at all. It probably wouldn't feel so weird if it were an actual song that continued on from that point, but as an ending point some of these definitely feel more like just trying to show off than actually developing a well thought out solo concept. Kinda needs both elements to stand out.

[@guitaristslair]

backing track also ends on iv chord, so maybe thats also why

[@DavidNwokoye]

10:20 Absolutely *zero* shame. Jared's reaction says it all. Some of the fakest sh^t I've seen in a while 🤣🤣

[@zagreatandini2345]

I thought he was going to say he was the best GUFAKIST lol oh yeah Stevie T reference baby!

[@idfreed]

Jared's going on a new "Hands don't glitch like that" crusade 😆

[@Booraad]

That dude has a huge tiktok channel and does shit like that on lives every day lol he doesn't need to fake anything

[@steveclark9934]

Could you please explain what you mean by "fakest sh^t"? What in the world are you talking about?

[@CosmicCamelClash]

@@steveclark9934 the guy on the video is not playing. He's miming. And he's really bad at hiding it. Anyone with minimum guitar knowledge made the same face as Jared after 5 seconds.

[@allan-raycassell2070]

So I’ve been watching these every year since the beginning, and am very accustomed to sick guitar players now, but James Norton made my jaw drop… Holy Hell Man!

[@LukeEricksonguitar]

Honestly my jaw kinda dropped

[@stand2706]

Corey was sick. Dom Chavez, like the technic, sound choice, speed and accuracy. Class: sickest 🎉

[@coreysmith1974]

🙏

[@anderlaboa]

@BorjaMintegiaga 's thing is absolute madness 🤯

[@americaincmusic]

FX Hexcen...the OFFICIAL entry! And James Norton...MY GOODNESS that was wild. Just...you're dang right, that was the best take! And Rikki Thrash. Too amazing not to point out ha!

[@RikkiThrash]

Haha thanks dude!🙏🏻

[@jamesnortonguitar]

Thank you sooooo much❤

[@imsomeon]

Thomas Villanueva, Shaped in dreams and Rikki Thrash are my top picks

[@RikkiThrash]

Thank you!🙌🏻❤️

[@metalheadnick3658]

Rikki and rematrom and that blues man

[@RikkiThrash]

😎🙏🏻

[@metalheadnick3658]

Yeah dude kids these days forget about that 80s metal attitude. That is perfect

[@metalheadnick3658]

I am a great conversationalist

[@23glennmiller]

james norton for sure the freaking best

[@scottdaugherty8065]

Well Jared, this is amazing. All great, great players. If this is a "shred" contest, then it's James Norton for me. He's incredible. But as far as my personal taste and opinion, it's Corey Smith and Ben Rabha. Those two are what it's about, the "music" is there with them. Just solid beautiful playing and tones. Now for shout outs: Ricky Renstrom is a slayer and is so inspirational. Then Tomas Villanueva is playing on a frickin Squire guitar and made it talk. Just a young amazing player. And last but not least my dude, Ricky Thrash. He wins in my gen x category for having it ALL together and thumping that bass. He's awesome to watch. So my winner after saying all that : Corey Smith 🎉🔥🎸🔥🎉🏆 Really everyone you all kill it, everyone. Your all winners in my heart and soul believe me. You all slay..... PEACE ☮️

[@coreysmith1974]

Thank you 🙏

[@scottdaugherty8065]

@@coreysmith1974 My opinion in this means pretty much nothing Corey 😁 but I'll tell YOU, I'm 54yrs old and been a professional musician for approx 30 yrs now. Yes a guitar player, and you in my own personal opinion are a really well defined and what I would call a "seasoned" player. I could go on about your fingering and "attack" of the fretboard but I won't bore you lol. But I have always been willing to give credit when credit is do thru out my years and I really feel you have great playing ability. It may not mean much to some but Corey just know, if you can make a 54 year old musician say your good, it "should " mean something.😂 Keep plugging away, I have high hopes for you to do whatever it is YOU want to do. We all can't be rockstars, studio musicians get paid too. 🔥🎸🔥

[@TheNaro127]

Thanks so much for including me with all of these excellent players!

[@kraftokup6086]

Hey, James Norton made something really awesome !

[@LukeEricksonguitar]

Yea not with a guitar 😂

[@babyoven]

Fx Hensen and James Norton are truly the shredmasters who will save us all

[@Repenting]

James Norton... oh my...