Top 10 Fastest Guitar Shredders of all time

[DarknessIsComfort]

how come no one mention jeff loomis? :evil:

 

[ShredCow]

Jeff Lomis is GREAT!

MAN! The River Dragon Has Come? Heart Collector? Enemies of Reality?

He has an awesome chromatic shredding style... although he uses it like in almost all his shred solos.

The Heart Collector, damn beautiful solo.

 

[taimiyyah]

How come nobody mention Tony Macalpine? :wink:
He also fast mah... :lol:


1. Malmsteen
2. Gilbert
3. Jason Becker
4. Marty Friedman
5. Petrucci
6. Satriani
7. Vinnie
8. Nuno Bettencourt
9. Tony Macalpine
10. Bruce Bouillet(twin guitarist with Racer X)

 

[Ec-Rose]

I feel Malmsteen and bucket head is the best shedders arnd. They are both fast and melodic.

 

[strats]

bumblefoot?kiko?

 

[platypus]

heres the real list:

Francesco Fareri – 33nps – Suspension (6 string sweeping)

Ron Thal – 28nps – Hands (legato and tapping)

Rusty Cooley – 24.7nps – Under The Influence (legato and sweeping)

Michael Angelo Batio - 23.3 nps – No Boundaries (sweeping and tapping)

Jeff Hanneman – 23.2nps – Angel of Death (legato)

Jason Becker - 22.17nps - Paganini's 5th Caprice (alternate picking)

Steve Vai - 21.6nps - The Riddle (legato and tapping)

John Petrucci - 21.3nps - Endless Sacrifice

Paul Gilbert – 20.5nps - Snakebite

George Lynch – 19.8 - Wicked Sensations

Frank Gambale - 19.3nps - 6.8 Shaker (economy picked)

Micheal Amott - 19.0ps - Nemesis

John Petrucci - 18nps - Ytse Jam

Shawn Lane – 18nps or 27, depending – Trademark lick (alternate picked with one economy picked string change)

Kai Hansen - 18nps (rebellion in dreamland) - (alternate picked)

Chris Impellitteri – 17.8 – Race Into the Light (alternate picked - although this could be lower or higher depending on transcription used.)

Yngwie - 17.3 – Blitzkrieg (alternate picked)

James Root (yes, from slipknot) - 16.6nps - Welcome (alternate picked)

Allan Holdsworth - 16.25 on Fred (Tony Williams Lifetime Album)

Tony Macalpine – 15nps – Hundreds of Thousands (alternate picked)

John Petrucci – 14nps – Various songs (alternate picked)

Al DiMeola - 14nps – Mediterranean Sundance (alternate picked)




and i remember satch doing 32nps in the live version of flying in a blue dream. but apparently it was only played that fast once.

 

[djanggo]

wah...you really measure the notes persecond they play??hahahaha....to me,speed is good with catchy phrasing and melody.....like gilbert,maklmsteen,vai,becker, friedman,nuno...a lot more...Playing with feel and expressive notes is not really difficult....unless you are playing someone else solos...the feel wouldnt be the same

 

[djanggo]

i give my respect to all the fastest shredder....cause not everybody can play that fast....even playing chromatic solos is not easy...everyone has his limitations...I can play and pick fast,.but not as fast as them.

 

[AEnimic]

Michael Angelo Batio
Herman Li
Malmsteen (though he do tend to be draggy)

they're the few of the rest...

well Shred is a show of skill and speed. feel (Blues and such) is a show of how much they know their music and emotion.

i like both of them..they're not bad as long as its not power chord strumming for the whole song (Simple Plan,GC,GD,STD, watever)

 

[Satrionic]

1 - yngwie Malmsteen
2 - michael angelo
3 - vinnie moore
4 - marty friedman
5 - frank gambale

these are my choice of speedy shredder who can write a damn good solo and memorable music....

 

[ala_carte]

darn it, there's only one!

micheal angelo batio!

 

[cold_static544]

yes, EJ's chops are very underrated. He's fast and clean.

agreed ! his technique's wonderful. can never play as cleanly as he does.

 

[heiya]

Vai tends to show his stuff when he plays live. Check out the G3 solo he plays on the triple neck jem 8O

 

[fgl]

Steve Morse

 

[Ized]

Herman Li, Sam Totman and eric Johnson.... not forgetting Michael angelo batio 8)

 

[BloodSolo]

Chriss Impelliteri the no1 shredder
Michael Angelo 2nd

 

[Taylorboy87]

shawn lane man...his pentatonic runs are so fast it doesnt sound pentatonic.

 

[fuzzmusick]

Any shredder list is incomplete without the incredible Greg Howe.

No.. Any shredder list is incomplete without Jeff Loomis and Chris Broderick..

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

is this where i can post where the list never complete till our idols are in :lol: