Joe Stump in Studio - Best Guitar Solo

Joe Stump plays best guitar solo in studio. He KNOWS how how play fast on guitar!

[@razorjules]

In 1988/89, i took lessons from Joe when he taught at Cambridge music in Porter Square. I was about 17, very much into stuff like Racer X, but had never ever seen someone do that style in person. I'll tell you, he was just as good then, as he is here. He had a bit more of a Gary Moore vibe then, but man could he play the guitar. He had EVERYTHING down, just an extremely gifted & hard working dude. Joe was also very laid back & nice. Back then he had a BC Rich Gunslinger & an awesome yellow ESP strat. He let me play the ESP & BC Rich, like it was no big deal (here, take my guitar!)

[@mrmac3971]

just curious to know, did you have to pay higher rates to learn from him?

[@Bombtrack411]

I'm a Berklee student and I had Joe in my second semester. He really is an incredible player. He's still into Gary Moore (and Yngwie, of course), but he taught me a lot of Blackmore stuff. Very nice guy, too. Only Berklee Private Instructor I know of that lets you play with dirty distortion during a lesson.

[@vincentdominguez2545]

I had classes from him at a Berklee summer program and he is amazing he makes everything look so easy.

[@CoyleCustoms]

Joe's a great guy. I'm taking lessons from him at Berklee right now. He's a great teacher on top of being a world class player.

[@Shanelingus]

Absolute shred master. My dad (lead guitarist in local bands for over 30 years) saw him live and he said it was an absolute spectacle. "I couldn't believe my eyes." He said.

[@londoncharlieboy]

Amazing technique and command of the instrument. Very inspiring player and seems like a great guy also. Keep rocking Joe.

[@bobbyrodriguez3224]

Who cares who influenced him, the man can play! Cheers from Texas!

[@TheAxe4Ever]

I like how at the end he asks, "How was that? Was that good?" Umm, Hell yeah Joe! That was friggin' AWESOME!

[@WildBillJP]

Congratulations. You're a sheep.

[@TheAxe4Ever]

WildBillJP Congratulations, you're a punk ass little bitch.

[@chriswake5214]

What are you on about mate? Joe is a world class player, just because somebody enjoys their playing...makes them a sheep? Gtfoh

[@battileddu9929]

Very inspired 😃😃😃 I love joe's neoclassical shreds

[@AudiophileTubes]

Joe is amazing, to say the least! He is one of the most fiery, passionate guitar players with runs that send shivers up one's spine!

[@christopherlees1134]

Total BEAST MODE! WOW! So awesome.

[@cast390]

He just played 8,774,859,345,00.6 notes.I counted every one.

[@HardKore5250]

How?

[@playsauce]

David Heller Protip: He lied.

[@domenicavallejo7780]

Jajajaja

[@JD-vj4go]

I love Joe Stump. He's like all the good parts of Yngwie and none of the bad.

[@victormendoza871]

I like ynwie too but you are for sure correct. I like joes playing better . I bet he just had a shitty agent who was always drunk and coked outb

[@llamafrhd]

I think he likes donuts too.

[@poopityscoopity2042]

Yeah, he probably likes donuts, unlike Yngwie

[@vanguard4065]

@@poopityscoopity2042 donuts suck. so does dimebag

[@marcomenicagli3172]

If it wasn't for yngwie mate.

[@MetaltoMetal]

Wow it's amazing how many put this down. I would almost sell my soul to play like this, and you guys (that probably just picked up the guitar and discovered Yngwie) have a long way to go. Joe Stump isn't just some guy that picked up the guitar and said i'm going to copy Malmsteen. He is a professor and a true neo-classical guitarist.

[@IAmKingHomey]

haha wouldnt it be awesome if you could just pick up a guitar and be like " im just gonna copy yngwie" ? i sure wish i could do that. people who put this down have yet to realise how hard it is to play like that. years of dedication and practice, training your ears your fingers, it takes time, time most people arent willing to invest in stuff they would classify as important to them. just enjoy this good man doing his thing, its amazing.

[@guitartricky]

Joe actually began to play like this after hearing Uli Jon Roth in the 70's, pre-Yngwie. Yngwie also credits Uli with inspiring his own playing. We are all inspired by someone.

[@doctorrocker5170]

Yngwie this and Yngwie that. This is Joe Stump, a flat out talented guitarist. His shows are outstanding. Go check out Black Knight's Castle. Joe is a master! I saw him a few weeks ago and am headed to BKC this weekend to see him again. Rock on, Joe!

[@Anton_the_Vampire]

No doubting his talent. I like his playing a lot, just as I also like Yngwie's. I don't see why someone can't be a fan of BOTH.

[@mikeklein5351]

Damn, he makes it look easy.

[@timwilliams2035]

I just rediscovered Neo classical metal and I love it. Cascading Arpeggio and speed riffing are not dead. It’s not noise, it’s heavenly. When I see young players like Max Ostro showing up and playing Yng effortlessly at an early age. Bravo is all I can say.

[@joseop]

Joe rules, I studied under him for a minute. A great teacher who was always kind and realistic, despite his own really amazing talents. I'm in a band now that plays large venues and tours regularly (i've toured all over the US and Europe), but I owe a lot to this guy and his enthusiasm, his technique, and his overall willingness to pretty much say, "hey anyone can shred if they work hard enough."

[@ToneD5150]

Thanx Joe✌️ Fa king incredible! I'm 74 and still practicing this stuff...!!! 😱😂 Shred til you're dead...😇🙏💓

[@-WahFung-]

I counted , he played a million notes in this song.

[@nickolaspapadopoulos9813]

Never bored hear him...so much talented player 👍🎸

[@semporna75]

One of the greatest neo classical guitarist ever.

[@plattplatt183]

Joe keep doing what your doing and the world will be a better place to live in

[@a_ks6533]

I watched Joe play live at the bar in Indiana a few years ago. He was fantastic, flawless and fast.

[@sarahcarvin3890]

3:15 thru 3:20! Five seconds proves he's not from this world! Absolutely love watching him play

[@dantesparda1326]

😢

[@christineblack4654]

I cant even understand how I mist this guy. my new best, all his albums are perfection. just wowwww

[@VivianRock]

Amazing guitar carnage ...........

[@Bombtrack411]

No problem! I learned how to sweep pick from Joe, when I was at Berklee.

[@diabeticmonkey]

His economy picking is so unbelievably tight. I'd kill to be able to be that accurate.

[@blacksoul6968]

Killer playing One of the Best

[@vitalygolub9716]

Met him several times. Super guy, very humble

[@xeno126]

Amazing player!!!

[@dreia2405]

Just listen to Where No men dare shred, the Dominance factor, Je t'aime, lost soul, the dark gift, Pharaoh's delight and of course End of an Era which is for me his most amazing masterpiece, just to name a few, there's no rock guitar player who has ever created songs as good as these ones, unbeatable! absolutely the best! He outperformed other players such as Ynwie a long time ago, he has his own style and even some thrash influence which I like a lot. JOE you are my favorite guitar player!!!!!

[@LJC450SE]

Being listening to both Malmsteen and Joe Stump for years, yes, he does play a lot like yngwie- but he doesn't sound the same- still has his own identity and some of his early stuff is really amazing and melodic,,

[@Thelearner1000]

23 thumbs down???? Come on, one can NOT deny his talent. Rock on Joe!!!

[@theeternalgus9119]

This talent is just other worldly.

[@DougCartwright]

Inspirational performance, fantastic playing!

[@randyciak3698]

The song is called 'Bullet Train'. Thanks for the comments! Joe is AMAZING and an incredibly cool and nice guy!

[@cathygiannunzio9836]

You haven't changed a bit Joe! Rock ON!!

[@therealawakener7]

Stumpies one of the very best Neo-Classical rock guitarist's out there and he's got soul too.:-).

[@GuitarGod2000]

Flawless as usual!

[@scflair6916]

This was SiCKKK! Joe shreds like a dark night slaying dragons.

[@igorsklyarov6331]

Браво, СТАМПИЩЕ!!!!!

[@ya6655]

The most bestest player ever

[@TheKcufttub]

the most bestest comment ever

[@shawnlanefan]

Great Guy!! Great Player!!

[@mnmmmmmm]

amazing picking

[@MrIsaksen903]

AWESOME! Joe rocks!!

[@ingwiefreak]

Nikki six plays guitar as well as bass,pretty dam good ;) ;

[@catapei]

awesome improvise followed by an amazing composition.

[@jorgeandresmoncayo]

amazing!!!!!!!!! ultra clean picking!!

[@JimiBax68]

Thanx for this wonderful upload... I love Joe,he is a GREAT musician/player...and wonderful person... Met him in person in Holland 2 years ago..a great guy.. All my best to you Joe,rock on bro.. JimiBax68

[@NMGardening]

there is nothing worse than the comments sections on musicians. the snobbery is far too real.

[@landajimmy]

He sucks

[@WildBillJP]

+Jimmy Landa that's an understatement

[@rbagel55]

Yeah, too many "experts" from idiots who are probably envious of his playing, so they feel the need to pick him apart

[@visionboxed]

@@landajimmy lol...

[@stuforty2]

wow - great playing 😬👍

[@carlosvillatoro6945]

lol what's funny is that at the end he says how was that?... FUCKING AWESOME THAT'S WHAT IT WAS!

[@elegantwarrior6]

beautiful control!

[@epic103]

YJM is my icon and legend, but Joe Stump is a beast!

[@RCstrats]

You have to admit that this guy loves to play guitar. RESPECT !!!! I like it.

[@stratluvr]

I have been reading all of the comments and I have to say yours cut to the chase, yes you can see he loves to play guitar and that deserves respect.,I have heard him play stuff that sounds nothing like Yngwie and it was quite brilliant

[@tommyapplegate30]

AWESOME

[@uncleremus5046]

Monster Player!!

[@lazri2064]

Super Joe's on fire 🔥love it frm start till finished..... superduperawesone

[@shaymenash]

OMFG... THANK SO MUCH 4 sharing this vid

[@deadspartan]

I had lessons with this guy, great instructor.

[@TheShredfester]

Kills me, all these comparisons to Yngwie.. It's called the Harmonic Minor scale, it's called Neo-Classical, it's called studying the Masters of Classical music, Joe is great and he's one of the finest Neo-Classical musicians out there.. I bought all of his CDs and they're grand.. I very much like Yngwie Malmsteen as he crushed me with first solo album, it had an incredible impact on all who'd play the genre.. Yngwie isn't Joe and Joe isn't Yngwie and I'm so glad because I can listen to more Harmonic Minor compositions, the "Thinking Mans" scale.. I'd take this genre over any other music, Neo-Classical Melodic Fusion Shred RULZ!!! Regardless of who is playing and with no comparisons as who's better, it's about the music.. Neo-Classical MUSIC!!!

[@9unslin9er]

+TheShredfester No the comparisons are because they're both fat and play vintage white strats.

[@epic103]

+9unslin9er And they're both brilliant players.

[@epic103]

+TheShredfester I agree with what you say... but the reality is Yngwie wrote the book for this kind of playing. He took things to a new level. He is Joe Stump's main influence. I love Joe Stump, he's a great player and a great person.The neo-classical genre is my favorite too. If you get a chance checkout George Bellas, Kelly Simonz, and Katsu Ohta they're brilliant players. Cheers

[@TheShredfester]

+epic103 Got all of George Bellas' CDs and his guitar study course, he's a very sophisticated player and his compositions are futuristic and at the same time well rooted in the classical time period as well.. I certainly enjoy his playing and his tone is wicked.. I'm down with all the players you've mentioned, Kelly and Katsu are stellar.. The Japanese understand great musicianship and the beauty of incendiary fretboard wizardry melodic fusion shred!!! They get "it"!!! Yokozeki, Shima, Marco Ferrigno and Vinnie Moore, Chris Impellitteri, the Neo-Classical isn't leaving anytime soon.. Takayoshi Ohmura is a samurai as well..

[@epic103]

TheShredfester Excellent... you know your stuff. All the best to you my friend. Peace and safe journey.

[@lazri2064]

u r sooooooo gd..better n better .... salute u ..one of the best...keep it up Joe S

[@Stratfan68]

well its cool. i like them both!!!

[@palendre]

...brilliant technik!!!

[@mcadarette]

This guy was my teacher one semester at Berklee. I was super into John McLaughlin and was hoping to get tips on picking technique. I remember he would start the metronome, and then start picking patterns that were completely irrelevant to what the metronome was doing. One time I busted out a little Sixteenth Century Greensleeves, and he asked me to show him how to play it. Good times.

[@spotsthecat7913]

Of course he will ask you that, he's a big blackmore geek 😂 some of his song convinces me that he holds Blackmore more than Yngwie tbh

[@Chord_The_Seeker]

He sounds better on crappy equipment than most guitarists on a $10,000 rig. It just goes to show that guitar lessons are a better investment than high end gear until you get to where your playing deserves the expensive stuff.

[@akalenda]

That look of pure bliss on his face while he shreds, reminds me of Dick Dale's performances :D

[@coravisser727]

it is really awesome he is the best

[@kronmizterk5806]

Awesome guitarplayer!!!

[@dreia2405]

He did the same for me, he is the best guitar player and I love his music.

[@jfutach]

awesome!

[@MiniForklift]

Holy feck. My mind has just been blown into bits.

[@silverstone3228]

+Mini Forklift Ⓥ holy feck ?heehehe

[@mikejr8604]

Bad ass! Thank you. I like looking at picking hand. I am learning your guitar book.

[@mikejr8604]

@@bradejensen yes of course.

[@alexdms9215]

That Line 6 kidney is legendary xD

[@unleashthemedia]

He sure is! Thanks for the comment!

[@alainmetalbible5150]

MAESTROOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@dtongamusic]

@jfutach YES! Joe Stump is freaking great. Such tasteful and melodic chops. I can hear a little bit of Paul Gilbert in his playing style, too.

[@ironwolg]

man, this guy plays Yngwie stuff better than Yngwie does haha I've noticed a lot of people getting upset because people compare him to Yngwie but how can you not? their bends, scale choices, phrasing, everything is so similar. I will say that Joe's technique seems to be a good bit better. I would also bet that Joe is faster as well. Not super crazy about all his music but I am learning from it and he's a super nice guy. I've exchanged a few emails with him. Very down to earth and cool person. I found out we have the same picking technique where the movement is based only in the thumb and index finger, no wrist movement for the speedy shred runs.

[@trjb1767]

Less.predictable than y😊

[@vincehammond4081]

Just because one person creates a style doesn't mean someone else can't play it much, Much better. Perfect example right here. Rock on Maestro Joe!

[@dave63864]

Guy's Great!

[@rbagel55]

Pretty quick fingers there, might give Paul Gilbert a run for his money

[@SergioRodasZafra]

maestrooooooo

[@nachoesfa]

The best

[@neiltosolini2465]

Man, where have I been, first time hearing this guy, crap, back to practice!!!

[@kenvorland]

One hell of a nice guy rock on

[@unleashthemedia]

He's the best! 😀😀

[@Hattrickplus]

Just out of the camera's eye... there is a guy on each side with a fire extinguisher just in case the guitar's neck catches on fire!

[@gisibah]

In terms of playing technique, it's pretty much identical to yngwie's - the way he picks and everything. If i couldn't see Joe's head, i'd probably say "Wow, Yngwie's really been stepping it up lately."

[@jackregz]

Stepping it up being the key there. Joe Stump has actually improved over the years. One thing that distinguishes him is his vibrato. Very different.

[@josefilho1814]

fico hipnotizado vendo um cara tocar nesse nivel. espetacular.

[@4fingas69]

Pretty cool tone with just that setup . pickups have alot to do with it and his hands of course

[@PianoHeal]

Nice ❤️🎹🎶😊👍

[@haskpts]

Luv the way you tremolo WITHOUT touching your whammy bar!

[@razorjules]

I studied with Joe, in Boston, way back in '89-90. He was very much into Gary Moore, back at that time, and played a lot of Gary's 80's stuff note for note. I remember asking him to teach me a Zakk Wylde solo (Fire in the sky), and he listened to the tape, then mastered it within one minute. He was like, "It's very basic, just pentatonic picked stuff." I remember Joe was a really nice guy & pretty laid back.

[@MrApex1979]

not just best guitar player but also the best guitar song writer...JOE STUMP....

[@aerondight6538]

Fucking beautiful.

[@Bombtrack411]

And he's a great guitar teacher/instructor.

[@DarioSantaAnnaOfficial]

wow, Joe is an amazing player, his style is very aggressive , i totally dig it.