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goose 
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 Posted: December 18 2005 at 06:06 |
Can we shift the conversation (now someone's mention Ron Jarzombek  ) onto good guitarists who happen to play fast. Jarzombek and Mattias Eklundh get my vote 
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TheLamb
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Posted: December 18 2005 at 12:05 |
Guys, the topic is not "Who is the fastest Guitarist". It's "What is the fastest Solo".
And to the guy who said Eruption.. I haven't heard anything faster, therefor I agree. But I definitely WOULD LIKE TO hear something faster.
And just for the record I don't get impressed just by speed, I'm a big fan of emotional guitar playing but I just kept wondering "Which is the fastest solo?" so I posted this topic....
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Dick Heath
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Posted: December 18 2005 at 12:05 |
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Buckethead, is usually mentioned ahead of Vai, Satriani and other members of the shread virtuoso club.
And for the ultimate mega shread stroke per minute album, check out Electrocution 250's Electric Cartoon Music From Hell
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: December 18 2005 at 12:14 |
 TheLamb wrote:
Guys, the topic is not "Who is the fastest Guitarist". It's "What is the fastest Solo".
And to the guy who said Eruption.. I haven't heard anything faster, therefor I agree. But I definitely WOULD LIKE TO hear something faster.
And just for the record I don't get impressed just by speed, I'm a big fan of emotional guitar playing but I just kept wondering "Which is the fastest solo?" so I posted this topic....
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Eddie Van Halen is awesome, but speed and technical accuracy is not his foremost quality. Buckethead is really cool, but when it comes to extreme technicality I'd go for Eklundh and Thal.
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Biggles
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Posted: December 18 2005 at 12:49 |
Manunkind wrote:
Just to drive a point home... 'speed' kills 'emotion'? Even if we take rock and metal out of the equasion, we get...
1. Flamenco
2. Gypsy music
3. Bluegrass
4. A lot of jazz
5. Some classical
6. Irish folk music
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Yep, I agree. Speed is only a turn-off when the people who play with speed aren't using their heads. Otherwise it can be impressive and pretty damn cool.
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The crux of the biscuit is the apostrophe.
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Kotro
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Posted: December 18 2005 at 12:50 |
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I always though Alvin Lee was damned fast...
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Bigger on the inside.
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Drew
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Posted: December 18 2005 at 13:34 |
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I dunno- maybe the guy from Green Day
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BleedingGum
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Posted: December 18 2005 at 14:23 |
Drew wrote:
I dunno- maybe the guy from Green Day |
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...this is called....BleedingGum ... !
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: December 18 2005 at 14:39 |
You guys should also check out Steve Morse. His solos might not sound too fast compared to Batio etc., but he picks every single note - I don't know any player how can top his speed at alternate picking while at the same time not sounding forced.
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Emiaj
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Posted: December 18 2005 at 15:03 |
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Michael Schenker had his moments by mid and late 70s with bands like Scorpions and UFO..have read he was an inspiration for lots of other hard rock lead guitar players
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Empathy
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 12:33 |
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The legato run at the beginning of of the solo in "Lie" from Dream Theater's Awake has always blown my mind, personally.
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Pure Brilliance:
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troy
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 12:46 |
King of Loss wrote:
Malmsteen has lost his speed, JP is faster!
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Has he lost his speed, or has he just gotten over it!
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SUNSET IS AN ANGEL WEEPING
HOLDING OUT A BLOODY SWORD
NO MATTER HOW I SQUINT I CANNOT MAKE OUT WHAT IT IS POINTING TOWARD
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XTChuck
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 12:52 |
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Frank Zappa's solo on "Zomby Woof" - Overnight Sensation LP
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 12:59 |
Bumblefoot - Guitars Suck. Great humour ... another great one is Steve Vai - Speed. It was just intended as a promotion track for Ibanez, if I recall correctly, and sound like leftover pieces from Kill The Guy With The Ball, combined with some Eddie Van Halen.
And of course, let's never forget his incredible Eugene's Trick Bag!
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Progfans
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 13:27 |
Lindsay Lohan wrote:
Fast guitar master=John Mclaughlin! |
Why not Paco de Lucia
I got a Dvd with Mclaughin De Lucia and Corryell: Meeting of the Spirits in 79-80 tour
Just incredible.
The fusion between the Jazz and the Flamenco... AMAZING 
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La cuisine c,est comme l,amour, il faut y croire pour que ca marche
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Single Coil
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 13:54 |
Alex Lifeson's solo in Freewill is pretty fast and focused at the same time.
Al DiMeola does some really fast passages in many of his solos, but they often only last a few seconds.
Petrucci is just fast almost al the time (it seems) !
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If it's worth playing, it's worth playing loud!
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Dick Heath
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 14:16 |
Kotro wrote:
I always though Alvin Lee was damned fast... |
Didn't have the variety of notes the modern guitarists can employed - but thank goodness he's stopped being technoflash and now plays some proper blues.
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Shrump
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Posted: December 19 2005 at 14:35 |
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Not to be another one of those JP disciples but the solo in Under a Glass Moon off of Images and Words does a lot for me. It completely changed the way I aproach my guitar.
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Rising Force
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Posted: January 09 2006 at 14:47 |
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The fastest solo I've ever heard is definetly Blitzkrieg by Yngwie J. Malmsteen. The solo is all 32nd notes at 140 BPM, holy sh*t.
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floydaholic
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Posted: January 09 2006 at 15:59 |
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Probably something by Shawn Lane. All you people saying EVH and such are fools.
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I'll see you on the Darkside of the moon...
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