TOP 10 "FASTEST GUITAR SHREDDERS" OF ALL TIME (Malmsteen, Gilbert, Becker, Buckethead, Petrucci etc)

A countdown of the top 10 fastest guitar players of all time. Featuring Paul Gilbert, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker, John Petrucci, Buckethead and many others!
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[@thewilythylacine]

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

[@dariuszzabczynski4357]

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

[@davidpavlich8939]

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

[@cmdrdredd]

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

[@davidpavlich8939]

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

[@nathaninostroza7655]

​@@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.

[@fearmonkey]

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

[@fernandomanchia3313]

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

[@Sneixx]

@@fernandomanchia3313 anteeksi kuinka?

[@bigolebadassbob]

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

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

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

[@TomGrubbe]

Agree.

[@pbosche]

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

[@JagoAlessi.]

Agreed.

[@cajunman64]

Musically, annoying to me. ​@@pbosche

[@AntiMyth]

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

[@nandafernanda83]

Nuno

[@MMAFAN-de9kt]

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

[@jimfernandez9458]

Tony MacAlpine...

[@smokinvalves]

Vinnie Moore

[@nikk346]

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

[@Gitfiddle]

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

[@diffbreak2366]

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

[@JackSparrow-yb3lq]

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

[@lesbois53]

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!

[@ricardorodrigues4277]

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

[@MetalheadNation]

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

[@jfo3000]

​@@MetalheadNation The GOAT = Holdsworth

[@MrMaynardWR]

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

[@ramsay1]

Guys some sad news for you ))) See Anton Oparin. It's damn guitar monster) unreal kzbin.info/www/bejne/foa7iJqapq56l7csi=SxgZG6TFD_D7bX_P

[@TheCaskOf43]

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.

[@antrygis1]

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

[@ramsay1]

You'll be confused)) See Anton Oparin - guitar God) kzbin.info/www/bejne/foa7iJqapq56l7csi=SxgZG6TFD_D7bX_P

[@ramsay1]

Check Anton Oparin. Insane guitar player.

[@johanjotun1647]

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

[@ramsay1]

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

[@nyobunknown6983]

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

[@slobodankarapandzic3018]

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

[@APK-pn4qh]

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

[@peteyontherocks90]

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

[@charlestelk6526]

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

[@keyguy4752]

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.

[@rokker101]

That clip of Malmsteen is just him warming up lol

[@user-tw5vo5nb5w]

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

[@gregkuhn7123]

Borrrrring!

[@Tennison66]

Glenn Proudfood

[@Spoohkybooh666]

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

[@Spoohkybooh666]

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

[@robertzemko6590]

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

[@jaymccarthy6535]

It feels like I posted this myself! Agree completely

[@jaymccarthy6535]

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

[@MrMaynardWR]

Early journey was almost fusion - hard to believe

[@Spoohkybooh666]

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

[@53rvan]

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

[@Sneixx]

He is so underrated

[@Spoohkybooh666]

his playing mozart with 2 hand is a damn feat

[@johanjotun1647]

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

[@SpaceCowboy404]

definitely 😭

[@ramsay1]

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

[@bigjimsstrong79]

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

[@johanjotun1647]

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

[@pilgrim9392]

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

[@defdef6230]

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

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

Thank you, all the best! 🇬🇧

[@elmolewis9123]

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

[@defdef6230]

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

[@raywideman7157]

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

[@marshallrogers8011]

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

[@Laidtorest69]

Roy Clark was an amazing guitar player.

[@Goawaydude]

GLENN!!!

[@tazzatamania]

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

[@phillarsson8253]

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

[@zenstain]

Imagine those two through a distortion pedal.

[@scottjohnson60]

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

[@KillerwhaleTRX]

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

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

Man was not human

[@user-xq9st3qz3k]

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

[@jimwilley556]

Thanks, I needed that😊🤘🤘

[@Mac-jc8hd]

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

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

All these amps went to 11

[@theraxis]

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

[@phillarsson8253]

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

[@Spoohkybooh666]

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

[@anneonym7346]

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.

[@BatmanFan2274]

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

[@rodrunner0501]

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

[@p0kerp1aya]

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

[@rodrunner0501]

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

[@2216sammy]

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

[@davidbenson9944]

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.

[@XXelpollodiabloXX]

That Buckethead guy needs a gimmick.

[@humanactivated1017]

He does , he really is cliche

[@Pulse2AM]

He likes chicken.

[@XXelpollodiabloXX]

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

[@phillipgurney1402]

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

[@user-li4ch5op5j]

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

[@bobius77]

Don't forget Jake E Lee 1986 intro solo 😮

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

Which intro solo?

[@bobius77]

Live in Kansas

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

Was he still with Ozzy then or was it badlands?

[@bobius77]

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

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

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. 🎸🤘

[@christopherohara68]

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

[@Minenangel]

Hell of a quote.

[@sodica81]

Dude, where is Frank Gambale?

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

Australia?

[@sodica81]

@@GuitarGodzUnleashed in this video 😅😅

[@KyleLee-ov2lg]

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

[@pbosche]

The Grandfather of sweep!

[@Spoohkybooh666]

@@GuitarGodzUnleashed shredding with the Wallabeezz

[@Nasia_Cron]

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

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

Glad you were not disappointed! 🤘🎸

[@onamemmet]

And Impellitteri.

[@ScottD44]

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

[@realscience948]

Dave Grohl wants to be on here too!

[@leehanson1416]

Rusty was my guitar teacher. Nice guy.

[@ursa81]

Amazing list! You got most of them 😊

[@willpaulosilwa]

Great vídeo!!

[@robertbordevik5072]

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

[@KyleLee-ov2lg]

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

[@Fartsnack]

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

[@KyleLee-ov2lg]

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

[@KyleLee-ov2lg]

@@Fartsnack kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZi8cniMmaeSnJY I've never seen a footage where Shawn alt picking over 19 notes per second but go ahead if you could prove me wrong ;)

[@newtonxmeter6189]

@@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 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqCyiGurqZKXadUsi=oiAsvU-1ORExljTV

[@bobalto]

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

[@dariuszzabczynski4357]

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

[@jamesreaves5534]

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!!

[@johnnycamarena9522]

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

[@Metallian81]

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

[@MrMaynardWR]

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

[@leonelmendez8561]

Chris Impellitteri is the King of Shred

[@SimonCrowne]

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.

[@Jaageful]

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

[@ramsay1]

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

[@ScottD44]

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

[@Nemchama]

And yet David Gilmour just needs ONE note...

[@user-bl5jr5vz6i]

Bill Nelson of Be Bop Deluxe.

[@Sticks922]

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

[@recklesswhisper]

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

[@anneonym7346]

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

[@pilgrim9392]

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

[@thebettermiguel]

ur videos are so oldschool, i like it!

[@typedeaf]

My Votes: Guthrie Govan, Rick Graham, Rusty Cooley, Yngwie, Shawn Lane, Jason Becker, Paul Gilbert, Tom Quayle, Andy Timmons, Richie Kotzen

[@ramsay1]

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

[@nicolasarbogast2739]

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

[@emerycomputer]

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

[@ramsay1]

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

[@emilefeltesse]

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

[@markrosenquist8259]

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!🖤🙏🎸

[@benngullie9110]

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

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

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

[@ScottD44]

Agreed Fully Brother 🎸

[@danyrattini2234]

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

[@diogomori9624]

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

[@nunyabusiness3920]

Rip

[@user-kh2yl6nn3l]

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

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

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

[@user-kh2yl6nn3l]

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

[@plethoraofknowledge607]

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

[@user-kh2yl6nn3l]

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

[@newtonxmeter6189]

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.

[@Godeseternal1]

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

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

🙏🎸🤘👍

[@christopherpaul1810]

Excellent!

[@sodica81]

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

[@Ingchao]

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

[@dariuszzabczynski4357]

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

[@ericedmunds9488]

Or someone like Joscho Stephan!

[@JohnRPike]

Paco de Lucia was awesome

[@Dilla4life]

Yeah man…flamenco players are a different level…

[@Dr.Bilu01]

Shawn Lane!!!!❤❤

[@monkface]

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

[@suremanh]

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

[@davidshankle7359]

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

[@ScottD44]

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

[@Samsgarden]

We’re still doing this shit?

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

Yes and you love it!

[@TomGrubbe]

Haha!

[@kevriley3255]

All been done and overdone. Dull as dishwater.

[@autk]

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

[@lamkin9188]

What's the intro music?

[@congngolao843]

Where is this Petrucci show from?

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

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

[@robertcalef4242]

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

[@KyleLee-ov2lg]

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

[@MrClassicmetal]

Gary Moore in Colosseum II was awesome.

[@robertcalef4242]

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

[@MrClassicmetal]

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

[@robertcalef4242]

@@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.

[@Blinknone]

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

[@astranger448]

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

[@robertpavlicart1332]

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

[@alfredosierra2612]

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

[@vyger6336]

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

[@gregkuhn7123]

Because it becomes boring af....

[@jonashornqvistgitarrlektioner]

A lot of notes! Love it :) 🎸🎸

[@WotiOzukum-up2vk]

I might be wrong here, but i highly favors the great late Shawn Lee for his off cord playing although many not in favor of his playing. Man, he was unique and the great thing is that no matter what critic's says...he obviously inspired a lot including me though I'd never ever be like him.

[@stormyandcold]

SL. The one we don't talk about.

[@SergeantMasino]

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

[@sodica81]

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

[@SergeantMasino]

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

[@hatecrewsix2]

Get out of here millennial monster​@@sodica81

[@nyobunknown6983]

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

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

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

[@dynalpetrucci9111]

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

[@phillarsson8253]

Michael beats them all and yet he's so humble and helpfull. Love him just as I love Jason!

[@Diamonddee426]

I'd put Paul Gilbert at number three, or at least top five.

[@KeshikS2C]

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

[@SerafinRubato]

And VINNIE MOORE !!!

[@johanjotun1647]

Romeo was left out and he eats those two alive

[@yoshikigrg8]

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

[@tim4s]

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

[@tonyflorez703]

I wouldnt put frank gambale in a shreders list

[@slimturnpike]

Vai not as shredder lol what are you on

[@newtonxmeter6189]

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

[@wightangel]

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.

[@666lodem4]

BRAVO!!!! They are wonderful!!

[@Becker333]

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

[@tommyapocalypse6096]

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

[@digitalchris6681]

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

[@johnhaydock1577]

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

[@atcycle]

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

[@blucat4]

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

[@eckhardt2006kugler]

There are very few shredders on guitar. The true shredder can really play the guitar, that doesn't mean being a circus clown with a guitar. No, I think everything is played so fast and that's because the song stays in its ritmus, so if I want to play faster and faster solos I have to add more and more tones in between and the melody often (usually) gets lost and I feel like I would be in a circus. Slow down and make the solos melodious again. I always have the feeling that the super fast shredders all have some kind of problem with themselves but who knows, you catch yourself and they start playing the guitar again. But don't forget, as I wrote at the beginning, "There are only a few."

[@darrenangle4493]

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.

[@vickyhanggara9920]

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

[@brockpinson949]

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

[@Heaven-dy9lj]

Stunt guitar.

[@SweetPablo972]

It all pretty much sounds like shit.

[@Mitchell-lc5kj]

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

[@Kjuken69]

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

[@justarandomguy2126]

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

[@MarkSmith-vy3tq]

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....

[@majorfeelgoodrecords2740]

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

[@leadguit1]

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

[@user-px5pj7ux5k]

Gambale and holdsworth

[@oscarofficial912]

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

[@Jamestele1]

These musicians only play fast/shred when the song calls for it, or when they take a solo during a show. It's important to mention that nine these guitarists really play tastelessly fast: they construct creative music, with the "shredding" being an occasional flourish

[@tomgross1953]

Shawn Lane was amazing. And musical as well.

[@toddsmods.623]

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

[@Lambis7]

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

[@JoeHartRocks]

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.

[@JoeHartRocks]

And... Joe Stump isn't on this list for some reason... 😞

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

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. 🙃😎

[@beyondonethousand]

Batio is on the most no1s out there.

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

Not surprised but Shawn Lane was inhuman. An absolute beast of a player.

[@luvyesmusici4886]

Batio is unreal. Thousands and thousands of hours of practice. His sweeping is simply unreal. He doesn’t always play ungodly fast, and he almost never gets the musical credit he’s due because he is known for his speed, but he is always super clean, even at quadruple speed.

[@rodrunner0501]

​@@luvyesmusici4886 "his sweeping is unreal" 😅 check out Frank Gambale so...Batio is just a poor robotic clown that's all 😉

[@luvyesmusici4886]

@@rodrunner0501 I really like Frank’s newest single that came out a couple of weeks ago.

[@smudge1619]

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

[@benjaminrowlett6960]

THANK YOU!!!! Exactly

[@RobertSmith-lg7jp]

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

[@smudge1619]

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

[@Mr-Foad]

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

[@ApCommunityRock]

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

[@xristospier3602]

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

[@Outagetme23]

Guthrie not on this list ☠️

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

Next time!

[@dariuszzabczynski4357]

Wat for??? Music its not a race....

[@cesar4729]

​@@dariuszzabczynski4357 You know what the video is about, right?

[@gwhiz3708]

We need more videos like this. Thankfully the video didn’t go by as fast as the players fingers 😂

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

🎸👍🤘

[@dariuszzabczynski4357]

Michael Hedges... Alex Skolnick... Kenny Wayne Shepherd... Adrian Belew... Tony Iommi...

[@ClochardCeleste]

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

[@user-ku3qz2yq6g]

A guitar is a musical instrument, not a chainsaw.

[@woodycrabtree5096]

Agreed

[@user-vt7pv4fg7n]

Ты просто не получил ключи от ламборгини

[@douglasbarroso5296]

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

[@JagoAlessi.]

Average g33k.

[@dystopian..]

Stick with your piccolo

[@JamesPetroff]

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."

[@tonyflorez703]

Vinnie moore kicks all of these guys asses. He was fast and way more melodic than all of them together.

[@jaibruce777]

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.

[@dannyzuehlsdorf3697]

S A T R I A N I

[@ral8031]

No

[@my1vice]

I know, right?

[@dannyzuehlsdorf3697]

@@ral8031 you must be back on glue

[@dannyzuehlsdorf3697]

@@my1vice you too

[@my1vice]

@@dannyzuehlsdorf3697 I was agreeing with you, genius.

[@harimountogianakis6132]

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

[@dinoc734]

With basically no outside influences, maybe a Clapton or Hendrix album, malmsteen wrote rising force when he was 19

[@GuitarGodzUnleashed]

That early Malmsteen stuff still boggles the mind. How did he know he could even get that good!?

[@michaelwirth6843]

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

[@NealosMetropolos]

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

[@michaelwirth6843]

​@@NealosMetropolosexactly like that.😂

[@TheAxe4Ever]

Widdly Widdly Widdly WOOOoooooo….. 🥱

[@archibalddickworth6588]

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