Best shredder.

Also should be considered:

Michael Weikath (Helloween)

Timo Tolkki (Stratovarius)

Randy Rhoads (Ozzy Osbourne)

Dave Murray (Iron Maiden)

Kai Hansen (Gamma Ray)

Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne)

Basically, there are so many phenomenal lead guitar shredders it's ridiculous. If I was "The Edge" I'd be embarrassed to go on stage with any of these guys.

 

Yngwie is hands down the winner. His arpeggios and progressions are melodic, flawlessly fast, and multi-modal. He is a total psycho shredder, to the point where few people even get what he's doing. The critics hate Yngwie - they prefer a garage band sound like Neil Young because it's "honest" and is slow enough for their dim-witted understanding.

There is no doubt Malmsteen is playing from his soul, there is no way you could get that fast and good without putting your heart into the guitar.

Satriani and Van Halen are fantastic too. Steve Vai put me to sleep in a live performance.

Petrucci frequently lacks melody and his shredding ends up sounding pointless. He needs some more structure in his playing. That doesn't mean to slow it down. Sorry DT fans.

Ritchie Blackmore is also one of the greatest, but I'm voting for Michael Schenker because someone has to!

Oh geez... check this guy out: Adam Fulara.  I don't know if you want to call him "shred" exactly, but he is a very talented musician.  Download some of videos, they absolutely are mindblowing! 

http://adam.fulara.com/

Blackmore is the father of shred. Vai, Satriani, Malmsteen and Friedman all kick ass too.

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Hi again.
I can clearly see why you guys don't consider Vai, blackmore and even petrucci shreaders. My list does not only include pure shredders, but also some people who ocationaly shreads, as the guitarist mentioned abowe. Some of Petruccis work with LTE and his solo-stuff contain a lot of shread, as does a lot of the early vai-songs. For the love of god, answers and attitudesong beeing good examples.

What I'm asking is who do you think is the best shreader, when they use their ability to shread. That means they don't have to be fullblown shreaders.

I'm also happy to see Tore Ostby, my fellow landsman, get a vote. A realy underestimated guitarist.

Reverie wrote: I voted for Michael Romeo. I consider Vai to be the best on that list, but i don't really consider him a shredder. He shreds, yes, but as somebody else pointed out, he's much more than that. Romeo is like an entertaining Malmsteen.

If Vai is not considered a shredder, should we consider guys like Petrucci and Vai not part of the shredder crowd either.  If that's true shredders are simple the Mike Romeos, Jason Beckers, and Marty Friedmans of guitar.

King of Loss wrote: MegaMoog wrote: Michael Angelo hands down, has anyone else played a four necked guitar?  If you have never seen him play you must !!!!!!!!!!! Even if you do not like the music, its amazing to watch him  play, none better. Angel to me is like a Guy with big guns, but does not how to use it. He is just mind-blowingly sh*tty. He sucks more than Good Charlotte

I am just saying who else can play a four necked guitar, I really do not like his music but, come on! have you watched him play speed kills, If you know someone faster and crazyer let me know and I will watch them play and get back to you
does that sound fare?


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Single Coil wrote: I voted for Petrucci, since Al DiMeola wasn't on the list. I think of him as the godfather of shred. He can tear up an acoustic guitar better than anyone, in my opinion.

Two words: Mediterrenean Sundance. He sure is the godfather of shred.

MegaMoog wrote: Michael Angelo hands down, has anyone else played a four necked guitar?  If you have never seen him play you must !!!!!!!!!!! Even if you do not like the music, its amazing to watch him  play, none better.

Angel to me is like a Guy with big guns, but does not how to use it. He is just mind-blowingly sh*tty. He sucks more than Good Charlotte

Kris_man wrote: Definition of shredding: extremely fast guitarring characterised by sweep picking and arpeggios.   I don't even like Malmsteen as a guitarist, I find him boring and a show off. But, I haven't heard anyone who matches him in terms of shredding alone.

I am telling you Michael Angelo download a video of him playing his two necked guitar, or his four neck, he plays two necks a once