The Shredder Thread

[Blaze]

I went for a guitar Shredders tour on youtube this morning tryin to find the one that pleases me most in this style that I dont frequent much..

Even if ihe is not the fastest one i must say Steve Vai is the one i prefer by his playing ,versatility but mostly his musicality + i know him since his FZ period..

Curious to know about you guys favorite..

 

[sunvalleylaw]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_lwocmL9dQ&feature=related

I am not a big shred fan, but I think this guy qualifies. By far my favorite! I still love 70's and 80's era Van Halen. Other than that, for pure instrumental shred, I pick Satriani, esp the Alien era stuff. Sounds like ski music to me.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjNAeELQ_Z8

 

[Robert]

Jason Becker Cacophony



Django Reinhardt from 1936!

 

[pes_laul]

Gotta love Jake E. Lee

 

[ibanezjunkie]

+1 to Satriani vid.


one of my favorite songs, and favorite albums.

 

[oldguy]

I liked Satriani on this one, though to be fair, it's not strictly a shredder tune. It has some shred in it, but it's the theme that caught my ear......



Here's where it gets interesting.......... a theme that caught my ear around '59 or '60................listen to this all the way through and see if you recognize it.(you should about 1:30 in).
Sorry to be off topic, but all powerhouse music started somewhere, I guess. Anyway, horn and piano shredders from long, long ago. :french

 

[marnold]

Jason Becker was amazing. It's a terrible shame what's happened to him.

One word: Yngwie


One set of initials: MAB


One hero of mine (audio only):

 

[Commodore 64]

Somebody had to do it...

 

[Blaze]

My acoustic favorite shredder,the fascinating Bireli Lagrene..

 

[hubberjub]

He's my favorite shredder. I like that he doesn't take himself too seriously.

 

[Geoffrey Charles]

 

[Zip]

And don't forget the "other" guitar - here's Billy Sheehan with his sig. Yamaha:

 

[hubberjub]

I watch that video at least once a month. I love Chris' style. Those bends are amazing.

 

[deeaa]

Paul Gilbert, easy.


I only have one of his albums, Burning Organ, but all I've heard him play has been great. I don't usually care much for 'guitar hero music', though. Of course Vai et al have some awesome clips - heh, who could not like stuff like the movie Crossroads - but Gilbert seems more of a rocker guy and he's got a lot of fun and humour in his stuff, whereas Vai for instance often seems painfully corny and serious in comparison.

All matters of opinion, but it's like they say - you can only argue on matters of opinions, not facts

 

[Zip]

Steve Vai? Serious??

Watch this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrBL...194F240FB&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=1 :crazyguy

 

[marnold]

And don't forget the "other" guitar - here's Billy Sheehan with his sig. Yamaha:

When I was playing bass in college, Sheehan was an influence inasmuch as he made it "legal" for us to go higher than the seventh fret.

 

[bcdon]

Both of these guys are killer.

Guitar Battle - Paul Gilbert Vs. Buckethead

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[Geoffrey Charles]

I watch that video at least once a month. I love Chris' style. Those bends are amazing.

Same here. He really inspires me, Learning some Ohm songs right now and they are very challenging.