TOP 5 Neoclassical Shred Guitarists

In this video we look at our personal top 5 neoclassical guitar shredders. We have stuck with the "traditional" neoclassical shredder which means the likes of Jeff Loomis, Michael Romeo etc. don't feature.
That being said there is still a wide array of fantastic players. Don't forget to let us know in the comments if your favourite traditional neoclassical player is not in the list!
Here are our choices:
0:29 - George Bellas
2:37 - Joe Stump
5:23 - Vinnie Moore
8:06 - Jason Becker
11:51 - Yngwie Malmsteen
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[@TABL3SIX]

I think Michael Romeo shoud have been included. His style works well within the songs he writes. IMHO most shredders are excellent at soloing, but song writing lacks. That's just me.

[@damianval4626]

Exactly. Poor list really

[@josephkunath4173]

This list is half good Romeo should for sure be on here.

[@ToneD5150]

Really!

[@DenkendeMystik-ll8oi]

100% right

[@karilamervo5343]

Who is Michael Romeo anyway?@@DenkendeMystik-ll8oi

[@TheSandkastenverbot]

Yngwie deserved 1st place. Some of his compositions are stunningly beautiful. He's one of the most influential guitarists out there. And his playing is immediately recognizeable.

[@ibanezprestige5964]

1.Yngwie Malmsteen 2.Jason Becker 3.Vinnie Moore(prime) 4.Paul Gilbert 5.Chirs Impellitelli 6.Tony Mcalpine 7.Michael Angelo Batio 8.Kiko Loureiro 9.Michael Romeo 10.Jeff Loomis (11.George Bellas)

[@2good2betrue3]

Very Good list and definitely agree!...Yngwie is the top gun. Other's just built upon the style he pioneered.🤘

[@mrshredder0076]

great list / you know your shred

[@karlosvelazquez6970]

Paul Gilbert, Michael Romeo, Michael Angelio Batio, Greg Howe, Tony MacaAlpine also have played neoclassical.

[@Neuro_6]

1. Malmsteen 2/3 Michael Romeo/Jason Becker (pick your choice) 4. Cesario Filho (probably the best and amazing Malmsteen copy on the market) There you have it! A complete list

[@TABL3SIX]

Romeo. He is a complete musician.

[@Neuro_6]

@@TABL3SIX No doubt brother! One of my favorite of all time

[@JamesJLaRue]

Filho should just officially take over as Malmsteen.

[@strangereastern6832]

Impelleteri? CJ Grimmark? 😊

[@DenkendeMystik-ll8oi]

Romeo. Grimmark. Impelleteri. Great musicans!

[@Jimmy.Williams]

Good to see George Bellas getting some recognition...MONSTER player, well done!!!

[@powerbuilder1019]

Very well created list!👍YNGWIE MALMSTEEN is clearly the number#1 hands down . He has the X-Factor: a mix of speed, clarity, precision, vintage looseness and Godlike Vibrato that's second to none.🤘 Jason Becker cites him as influence, He also played "Blackstar" in a high school talent show.. George Bellas and Joe Stump would not admit it but they are "closet" Yngwie fanboys.😂😁copying Yng's hair, looks, fashion style and the two even have the same "Banana Yellow" Strat guitar. Joe's signature guitar looks very much like a Yngwie's Yellow Fender Strat, but he went with ESP to construct it and not make it so obvious.😁 hahaha. lastly NeoClassical sounds the best among the genres you posted here. Cheers mate!🔥

[@GlennQuagmireGaming420]

Jason was influenced but he was also a clear original unlike the others you mentioned. Jason was beyond a neoclassical player and was on the trajectory of being the best rock guitar player ever before his tragic fate of ALS. I agree with Yngwie being the best neoclassical player but I don’t think you did Jason any justice with your description.

[@DenkendeMystik-ll8oi]

​@@GlennQuagmireGaming420 you are right. Jason clearly is top notch. A genious. There are few players like him: Alan Holdsworth, Uli Jon Roth and Shawn Lane for instance.

[@powerbuilder1019]

@@GlennQuagmireGaming420 definitely agree with you, this: "Jason was beyond neoclassical player and was on the trajectory of being the best rock guitar player ever before his tragic fate of ALS."👍 but I hope you would not misunderstand me and I will give Jason the credit he deserved. I just want to say that Jason is in the top 5 All-time greatest shredder ever, not just in th Neo-Classical genre but also in as in overall genre including blues, rock, metal and Fusion. Could rank him as the GOAT depending on your preferred genre but Jason did suffered ALS so his trajectory was cut short. I prefere strict NeoClassical so I put Yngwie on top as Number 1, but in overall shredding heirarchy. I will put Jason above, I even prefer him better than Shawn Lane.....Shawn is extremely fast but He does NOT rock, while Jason and Yngwie rocks! (just my opinion). Cheers!🤘

[@powerbuilder1019]

@@DenkendeMystik-ll8oi Jason is clearly in the top best shredder 5 ever. He owns Shawn Lane in sweeping.😉

[@dsalbert9572]

ALL these guys are phenomenal! Yes, I think Yngwie has the best tone- going from warm/ hollow/ sweet to downright Wicked! That vibrato and the changes in nuance and timbre as he plays- true Juggernaut!!

[@2good2betrue3]

Yngwie J. Malmsteen is the Best IMHO.👌 Every aspiring shredder should and must learn "Far Beyond the Sun" or his Alcatrazz solo "Jet to Jet" and many other songs like "Marching Out", "Brothers" and "Trilogy Suite Number 5." They are all epic. Even Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal said that he forget how to play his songs but will not forget how to play Yngwie songs because it's "awesome stuff". While Guthrie Govan said among the 80's shredders, Yngwie is the one that really impressed him in the technical stand point. He's our idols guitar idol!......Maestro Yngwie FTW!💯

[@jacintofragoso1211]

Jason Becker over Yngwie 100 %

[@ChiefAmarr]

​@jacintofragoso1211 all recent utbers girl and boy shredder play Yngwie and cover Yngwie FBTS...in the 80s,All Asian n Japan Yamaha school poster boy is Yngwie..

[@2good2betrue3]

@@ChiefAmarr Haha, nice to know that mate, can you please link to me a post of any FBTS cover you saw that impressed you?😀

[@supafridge]

Yep Tony McAlpine should have been there. Joey Tafolla Out of the Sun album was also brilliant.

[@Fotzkopp1980]

Joey Travolta? You mean Joey Tafolla.

[@supafridge]

@@Fotzkopp1980 stupid autocorrect 😅

[@MetaphysicalMusician]

Piano and Guitar💯😊🔥

[@mikemorgan548]

@@Fotzkopp1980 Paul Gilbert is the best Varney guy. Shawn Lane should get an honorable mention

[@trevorw3233]

​@Fotzkopp1980 No man! He meant Jon's younger brother! He has a style he likes to call 'greased lightening '! It's neo-disco pre fabricated fusions man!

[@isaiahneilguitaristofficia549]

Man, They are all phenomenal, However I have never heard Yngwie “ Heavy E Phrygian “ before man he is on 🔥.. Theirs something about Yngwie, his melodies, his clarity, his Rhythmic phrasing, his vibrato… he is not only technically fantastic player,his compositional skill is parallel to his technique!

[@DenkendeMystik-ll8oi]

The pre-accident Yngwie was one of the most advanced players ever. The Alcatrazz live footage ist ridiculously good. His rhythm guitar is heavily underrated. It is so on the point and his songwriting skills are mist advanced. Kree Nakoorie is for instance one of the best songs ever written

[@Kasper911band]

Yngwie is King of all things Neo classical!

[@_mysilentblue2227]

Without a doubt, not just notes but immense feel at a blistering pace.

[@augmented2nd666]

I love neoclassical, but the more I listen to shred outside of that, like Shawn Lane and Allan Holdsworth, fusion stuff, I'm hearing stuff not only faster than Yngwie and most neoclassical shredders, but just more amazing, like huge interval stuff, use of more interesting chords and scales. Its a pretty big rabbit hole but once your onto jazz fusion its like a whole different world opens up. A notable mention for an early classical infusion should be Randy Rhoads, as Paul Gilbert put it, while Yngwie often sounds like he is "battling pirates" Randy sounded like high aristocracy complete with the white wigs and fancy clothing. Mr. Crowley was definitely a strong contribution to Neoclassical without excessive speed, pushing the sound more towards a very dark eerie sinister vibe, especially the end chord progression that is allegedly a nod to Gary Moore's Parisienne Walkways.

[@nordicshredder4128]

luca turrilli definately deserves a spot considering his zelda/tolkien esque vocabulary, clean technique,orchestrative songwriting, classical training, etc

[@yoseanantoniotorres8597]

Totally agreed!!! He is one of the sweep picking Masters too and his sound is very unique.

[@jamescunion1133]

Yes absolutely!

[@Sphereal]

Next vid: neoROMANTIC shred guitarists, please.

[@giovannirui7470]

In that category Tony Macalpine wins hands down with anyone in history. Chopin on Guitar

[@tigerbalm666]

Tony McAlpine and Vinny Moore still most underated neo-classical fusion players. Unlike other shredders, these can compose actual songs with melodies....of course YLM is the most popular and deserves to be!

[@ricardorodrigues4277]

Of course we must a list of 10. A list without Panos Arvanitis is not a Neolassical Guitar players list !

[@williamcampbell163]

I like Yngwie but Vinnie Moore is smooth as silk.

[@_mysilentblue2227]

One listen to Minds Eye and I was hooked. This videos clips really didn't do him justice, but I understand the copyright strikes that they are trying to doge.

[@christianlarsson2038]

Was. He sabotaged himself by becoming a scratchy "bluesy" guy. Such a shame, he had a unique sound/style. Not these days though.

[@_mysilentblue2227]

@@christianlarsson2038 Totally agree.

[@richardembery]

Patrick Rondat is also fantastic. Rape of the Earth is a great album with great feel.

[@franciscohsu9101]

No Uli Jon Roth?

[@the_BattleGoose]

What I really appreciate about this video is that the addition of the "Best Bits" allows the guitar playing to speak for itsself. Most top videos tell you but neglect to show you.

[@facemelters]

Thanks man 🤟

[@the_BattleGoose]

@@facemelters Honestly man, I gotta thank you for making actually good content that revolves around the subject. Not enough people do that.

[@chrisr4740]

YJM will always be KING. Ferraris, rolexes, mansion, Grammy nomination , SONGS PEOPLE, endorsed by Marshall and fender, rock star presences and showmanship unlike eveyone else on KZbin that look like pizza delivery boys. And the most beautiful wife youll ever see. LONG LIVE THE KING

[@bucktis9]

Just gotta say Vinny moore seems the most fluid concise out of them all

[@ChuckNorris-rr3zk]

Jason Becker is the GOAT! Second to none!

[@MarkoMarkovina]

1. Yngwie 2. Malmsteen 3. Yngwie Malmsteen 4. J. Malmsteen btw, yeah 5. Yngwie J. Malmsteen

[@colined]

Yngwie seems to play with the most passion. There seems to actually be some dynamics and phrasing to his shredding. His sound seems more organic, imho.

[@TheSandkastenverbot]

Totally agreed. Most other guitarists either play like a robot or overdo it with all kinds of tricks

[@estelombo]

finally george bellas gets a mention!!! his entire performance on the musicians institue gig was insane!!!

[@patandmacmusic]

Never heard of him before! Pleasantly surprised!

[@estelombo]

@@patandmacmusic some of his music is completely off the wall, but his playing is just insane. I love his first 3 or 4 albums the most. His more recent stuff breaks my brain

[@Luis33357]

Agree. Malmsteen is King

[@anomymouse5043]

Hats off for pointing the importance dressing and outlook in shred - guitar hero world!!

[@Samhaim1234]

1. Malmsteen 2. Tony Macalpine 3. Jason Becker 4. Vinnie Moore 5. Marty Friedman

[@JamesJLaRue]

I feel like young Malm, late 90s fat Malm, and current medium thickness/black clothes only Malm all have a different tone and sound. Early Malm has that nice tone and sounds like cleaner technique. While current Malm is so reverbed out it's hard to tell if it's sloppy.

[@TheSandkastenverbot]

He is sloppy now ;-) But he's still my hero for all his early albums

[@jacquesfinster5034]

I would put Michael Schenker and Randy Rhoads because they are not an Yngwie's copy..I liked more Vinnie Moore in "Pieces fo Picture", he showed personality in this, and Greg Howe in your first album too. Schenhker and Rhoads deserved credits, they arrived before Yngwie.

[@DenkendeMystik-ll8oi]

Uli Jon Roth! Yngwie before Yngwie...

[@georgeengelbrecht1310]

Traveled to Chicago from a small town in South Africa where I live to do a 7 day intensive course with George Bellas. One of the greatest experiences in my life, George is a genius and super down to earth and friendly. It was insane how fast his mind works and when he picks up the guitar all those fluent phrases just flows without any warming up or adjustment. Simply a genius, I actually think he had to dumb himself down for me 😂 I'm no dummy by any stretch of the imagination.

[@nomad5375]

Awesome video. All amazing players. I would check out Cesario Filho. He is a Brazilian version of Yngvwie Malmsteem (sp?)

[@Neuro_6]

I agree! He is Malmsteen 30 years ago! Amazing talent

[@DeborahHammond]

All those just repeat Malmsteen tricks. Those who have best interpreted classical music are others like Tony MacAlpine, Paul Gilbert or Uli Jon Roth. Those with classical music studies like MacAlpine make a difference.

[@mixmixture7049]

Dam i really like yngwie picking, so relax and powerful at the same time.

[@cerveshred]

Becker Macalpine Yngwie Borislav Mitic Bellas Romeo V.Moore

[@strawman3059]

Becker number 1 for me 👍🎸

[@gun_toting_lefty]

Now THIS is shredding with a purpose! Will definitely be checking these [new to ME] guys out. Wow! I discovered Vinnie Moore and Tony Mac after Yngwie got some traction. 1st guys I saw that could Neoclassical Shred with humbuckers and without a scalloped neck. THAT gave me hope.

[@littleolme9492]

Three times while watching this video I had to check to make sure that my KZbin playback speed was set to 'normal'.

[@ianyoung8392]

Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, Eddie Van Halen, Ritchie Blackmore, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jeff Loomis, Michael Romeo, Tony MacAlpine, Racer X Paul Gilbert, Nuno Bettencourt, Randy Rhoads, Steve Morse, Vinnie Moore, Impellitteri, Dave Mustaine, Ron Thal, Borislav Mitic, Brian May and Alexi Laiho. Neo Classical is much larger than most think.

[@the_lespauley_studio6450]

Where is Tony Macalpine??

[@zoranpavlovic9540]

Michael Romeo and Tony Macalpine 🔥🤘✔️

[@strangereastern6832]

CJ Grimmark, Chris Impelleteri, John Norum, Michael Romeo

[@_mysilentblue2227]

Chris: I really can't get into his stuff it's to "metronome". The one I love, and it's almost like a different player, is Over the Rainbow, actually in my top 10 guitar instrumentals.

[@Johnnysmithy24]

Even though they’re not shredders, I’d love a Top 5 Blues Virtuosos. Such as Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Bonamasa etc. Just for the sake of variety

[@eli83627]

I definetly would consider srv as a shredder

[@Fotzkopp1980]

Gary Moore had incredible chops, but never wanted to be a shredder. Especially his 70s stuff with Colosseum II and Thin Lizzy (Black Rose) and his early 80s solo albums G-Force and Corridors of Power were very influential to top shredders like Michael Angelo Batio, Paul Gilbert, Joe Stump, George Bellas, Jason Becker, Tony Macalpine, John Petrucci, Greg Howe, Brett Garsed........

[@_mysilentblue2227]

Vinnie Moore, in the 80's he was a staple in my cassette deck right along side of Yngwie. With out a doubt Yngwie is absolutely the Neo top, not even close, after all he defined the meaning.

[@thewestfaceofdhaulagiri6697]

So why doesn't Michael Romeo git the description of "traditional" neoclassical shredder? I also didn't see Tony Macalpine listed but I think he might belong in the top 5(not sure, Personally I think Macalpine was at his best doing fusion with Cab)

[@aadkranau6599]

Joe Stump 'doodling' thru Malmsteen's Perpetual BT there ahaha

[@OmarBhoo]

Joe Stump gets all the respect. George Bella's my dude though. The dude needs to release more videos.

[@owenedwardsguitar7094]

Yngwie, Macalpine, Vinnie Moore, Jason Becker and probably Michael Romeo for me.

[@RoiAnd82]

One mention for Timmo Tolkki with his amazing songwriting and playing? Of course he sounds differently from the others. Stump and George Bellas sound like malmsteen “clones” . Also Patrick Rondat and Axel Rudi Pell could be included on a top 10

[@sofarsogod]

Becker is the goat at sweap picking.

[@rudigerk]

Katsu Ohta deserves a Spot on the list too.

[@robertbishop5357]

Why isn't Chris Impelliteri and Joshua Peraiha not on thislist?

[@ema6505]

King yngwie. Game over

[@dvsdez]

Kingwie

[@roblucchesi2731]

What about Paul Gilbert?? His classical prowess in the 80’s was outa sight!!!

[@PSYWARRIOR71]

How Stump and Bellas made it on the list is beyond me.

[@Six-Winged]

YJM 👍

[@bradsims5116]

All of them are # 1 in my book. George is sick !

[@4fingas69]

Stumps bit didn't mention yngwie 😂

[@IkatoSwu-de2js]

Where is Michael Romeo and Michael Angelo?

[@jean-pierredecouvreur9500]

As virtually always, the true "first" in the neo-classical genre is not given his due, either in this (short) list or in any comments. While music shouldn't be a contest, it would still be worth it (and honest) to mention the great Uli Jon Roth, who Yngwie often mentions as influence and Hendrix himself called the best guitarist he had ever seen/heard.

[@remowilliams6152]

Потрясающая техника, и абсолютно безмелодичные соло.

[@ericnaylorguitar]

of course everyone has an opinion & this is a cool video thanks for posting, but I would of probably of taken out George & Joe (not because I don't like them) but to make room for Tony MacAlpine another one of the pioneers of the style & Michael Romeo a great player both with symphony X & his solo records.

[@mastiction]

If you like any of these guys you should also go check out Matthew Mills, he's fantastic

[@luvyesmusici4886]

Nobody beats Michael Angelo Batio for his sweeping, and almost all of his playing if we are being honest here.

[@gravelordkyle]

Joe Stump is so underrated

[@chriskeiser303]

Vinnie great too

[@mariek6993]

would you put tony macalpine in there too?

[@powerbuilder1019]

I think no. Tony Macalpine is not a strict NeoClassical player, he plays back up rock guitar in Vai's band and sometimes Jazz fusion.

[@CloseCallMusic]

@@powerbuilder1019 if all you know him as is a backup rhythm guitarist for Vai, then OBVIOUSLY you have no clue about Tony’s career… lol

[@CloseCallMusic]

Of course! He was one of the first Neo Classical players to release an instrumental album during the early years of Shrapnel records (Edge of Insanity) he is contemporary with Yngwie, Vinnie Moore, Paul Gilbert, Greg Howe, Joey Taffolla, Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Richie Koten etc…

[@powerbuilder1019]

@@CloseCallMusic haha, offcourse I knew his album Edge of Insanity as well as Maximum security. He's a very good NeoClasical guitar player. BUT what I said was based on the argument made by the channel owner Face Melter about the players should be "strictly" NeoClassical. ("the only reason why JB is not number 1" - narrator) Thats also what I said: Tony is NOT a strict NeoClassical player because he played mostly with Vai in a rock context, and his other albums are Fusion especially Cab1 and 2, while his "Concrete Garden" album is like heavy metal. He's very versatile though, but I still would not put him here. The guys on the list are strict NeoClassical players ONLY, but I'm not discounting Tony. just hope you understand my point. Cheers!

[@CloseCallMusic]

@@powerbuilder1019 all good 👍… myself and my brother know Tony personally… you’re right as far as him not being a TOTAL neo classical composer… he said himself that he got tired of only playing and composing strictly classical styled music, which is why we saw Eyes of the World and Madness released after Maximum Security. Then Premonition was imho his heaviest release before going 7-8 string… Evolution was a great follow up to Premonition, and was slightly smoother in guitar tone… all that being said, and speaking from personal experience, it can get really monotonous and boring having to stick to just one style for decades… we all in private time may play many different styles, but sometimes you just gotta give the fans what they want

[@jazzbartok]

Para além da pirotecnia sonora, todos solam sobre bases extremamente simples, harmônica e ritmicamente. Quem ouve Allan Holdsworth, por exemplo, tem um grau de virtuosismo infinitamente mais desenvolvido, pois sobre harmonias complexas e células rítmicas muitas inovadoras.

[@dsmith9626]

One of my all-time favorite instrumental guitar pieces is the SPECTACULARLY beautiful(imo) "Je'Taime" by Joe Stump. Check out his insanely melodic outro solo. Vinnie Moore has continued to release awesome instrumental guitar releases(his latest is part instrumental/part vocal) but all awesome. He no longer plays "neo-classical" style and has morphed into a blues-based hard rock/metal/funk mixture that is badass. You forgot TONY MACALPINE! How? Right now... Go listen to his "Maximum Security" album. 🙄I would re-release or update this list and drop Bellas. Or make it a six-pack! 😂

[@nunyabusiness7927]

Yeah, Vinnie is great. I have every single one of his CDs that he's ever put out, including his newest release - Double Exposure.

[@RH-xs8gz]

No love for Tony MacAlpine?

[@aripaloheimo7121]

Rhapsody's Luca Turilli should have been on that list.

[@pierocioni7417]

Panos Arvanitis is the man Most of those players play notes without meaning.

[@thewestfaceofdhaulagiri6697]

Oh you know who is really overlooked and forgotten? Matthew Mills

[@5150mili]

Tony Macalpine?

[@kulaiekilatus779]

malmsteen, luca turilli

[@zakk761]

Electric guitarist No number1 But acoustic guitar Tommy Emmanuel is number 1 in the world

[@Drinckx2]

All great players with astonishing technique, but to me the best is Michael Romeo because, in addition to all the neo-classical chops, he composes and arranges Symphony X's music at a very high level. This is an area where many of these other guitarists are lacking.

[@arieskurniawan8355]

Yjm....👍👍👍👍👍

[@williamcampbell163]

Richie Kotzen

[@ernestrat]

Walter Giardino!!

[@Broadfieldpoint]

Michael Romeo and YM are the greatest neo classical players of all time. Look up Michael Romeo....youll never be the same.

[@agrieger7]

Was my teacher for years so I’m biased

[@MightKillDawn]

There’s only really one. Yngwie started it all, and no one ever did it better.

[@unk-tu-amunthelastpharaoh553]

You definitely forgot Tony Mac Alpine. . altogether...

[@otoole666]

No one is gonna say anything about joe stump playing through a line 6 pod…………..gotcha

[@Somebody_with_guitars]

Well, you have never seen Russian Virtuoso Maxim Perepelkin (Максим Перепёлкин) who can easily beat 3 of this list.

[@RN-xc6tk]

Where is michael Agelo

[@andersoncraft]

Cesário Filho \m/

[@spinozacelt]

Shred I can take or leave.Yngwie has incredible technique but,heres the thing.Listen to any of Yngwie's latest work and it sounds dated.Very much 80's speed metal.Listen to any of Blackmore Purple/Rainbow era and its as fresh as the day it was recorded-assuming it WAS fresh then and he wasnt in a sulk.The difference?Songs.Great,memorable songs.Yngwie hasnt written any.Blackmore has a load of them.I'll take that.

[@cortarelva]

Missing Michael Romeo and Michael Angelo Batio? Shame.

[@malmsteem1963]

Yngwie is the GOAT, but what about Jeff Loomis he should be on this list

[@ifantsaurells3014]

VinMan..

[@lauriekraynick553]

Joe Stump #4? Honey, Yngwie wants to be Joe when he grows up. There is no one, on Planet Earth, playing neo classical shred like Joe Stump. He is technically, perfect.

[@_mysilentblue2227]

Joe is that you?

[@lauriekraynick553]

@@_mysilentblue2227 No, his live guitar tech....

[@killerqueen1974]

I think the others are just making noise compared to malmsteen :) malmsteen is numero uno as Schwarzenegger would have said

[@ChiefAmarr]

Yes, others shred too meteric, they can't laid back or rubato like Yngwie..

[@thedude-jb7wx]

Malmsteen is the only guy that sounds good to me and he has that one song thats like a rip off of tubular bells at the end.

[@talikuzut2426]

Guthrie govan say,All neoclassical guitarists only imitate Yngwie's technique, but Yngwie is the real best player in the world

[@chriskeiser303]

Love Joe stump he's amazing

[@ScottD-44]

Joe Stump Sound's HORRIBLE

[@williamcampbell163]

Not horrible.

[@JagoAlessi.]

Too much treble. Right. But not so horrible.

[@ScottD-44]

@@JagoAlessi. I Just Don't Think He's Anything Special At All ! Average Player🎸

[@JagoAlessi.]

@@ScottD-44 Hm, not sure about that. But for instance, if u could be pick a guitar and do better than him, I'll believe that.