TOP 10 "FASTEST GUITAR SHREDDERS" OF ALL TIME (Malmsteen, Gilbert, Becker, Buckethead, Petrucci etc)

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  • A countdown of the top 10 fastest guitar players of all time. Featuring Paul Gilbert, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jason Becker, John Petrucci, Buckethead and many others!
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  • @thewilythylacine
    @thewilythylacine Місяць тому +523

    At a certain point, speed for speed’s sake becomes a parody of itself and is more of a stunt than musically serving the song. It can be impressive and absolutely artless at the same time.

    • @dariuszzabczynski4357
      @dariuszzabczynski4357 Місяць тому +20

      Ooooh yeah!!!! 🤘🤘🤘Music its not a race...

    • @davidpavlich8939
      @davidpavlich8939 Місяць тому +41

      Whenever I read a comment about shredding, such as the one above, I make an educated guess and say that the person making the comment can’t do what the shredders do. I can’t. I was never even close. Secondly, don’t you think that these guys can perform blues or jazz or classical? I’ve seen several of these guys play a classical guitar and they sound fantastic. None of these guys are one trick ponies.

    • @cmdrdredd
      @cmdrdredd Місяць тому +16

      ⁠@@davidpavlich8939most of these guys can do anything on a guitar. I mean Steve Vai played with Zappa and Whitesnake and David Lee Roth, Paul Gilbert is just a master and a world renowned teacher. I could go on and on

    • @davidpavlich8939
      @davidpavlich8939 Місяць тому +7

      @@cmdrdredd You bet!! Talented musicians can adapt and do it seamlessly.

    • @nathaninostroza7655
      @nathaninostroza7655 Місяць тому +15

      ​@@davidpavlich8939and more important, this is My take, whats SO wrong about extremely demanding guitar skills not being musical to anyones taste? If guitar feels like a sport, then so be it every now and then. I currently hate that ass pull of an excuse that guitar should serve the song instead of being great for the sake of it, if it's fun to the players and their listeners, then phucking don't listen! I'm not even close to be a shredder, i'm talking the real deal, not a wannabe, i can play a solo or two from trilogy era Malmsteen songs (liar, queen is in love), but im a riff crafter, especially adding chords to it and none of that make a singable song but it's amazing, i'm far from being that talented at shredding, but ppl who can do the quirky, fast, and intrincate, they're as great as a slow hand with great vibrato or emotional players like Duane Allman. My point is, guitar is about expressiveness first, then it's about music, especially if you're a composer, but the fact that theres players who don't compose but plays the shit out off a guitar it's valid, from a players feeling, and it can be great to listen or amusing to behold, as well as if it's not your cup of tea. But forcing guitar players to be musical while they're freaking good at thing you're not it's being jealous, a kill joy and arrogant on top off it. Period. Nitpickers can PHUCK off. Players; find your voice and have fun, no matter how many Guiness records You have to break to attain that.

  • @fearmonkey
    @fearmonkey Місяць тому +83

    Shawn was otherworldly, when Gilbert thinks you’re amazing, you’re amazing!

    • @fernandomanchia3313
      @fernandomanchia3313 Місяць тому

      Ma nessuno o pochi hanno composto arrangiato e si sono affermati come malmsteen

    • @Sneixx
      @Sneixx 17 днів тому

      @@fernandomanchia3313 anteeksi kuinka?

  • @bigolebadassbob
    @bigolebadassbob 2 місяці тому +138

    What I like about Malmsteen, Gilbert, and Impellitteri is I can tell which notes they are hitting even when they play super fast, instead of sounding like wind shield wipers or Pacman sound effects. Their playing is enjoyable and pleasant to the ears. I'm not going to give names but just can't stand shredders who play some blurry chromatic runs.

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  2 місяці тому +13

      They have perfect articulation…And the rhythmic content within their fast playing is also varied and interesting even at high speeds as well as the melodic note choices of course…I’ve heard some people play really really super fast but it’s quite often just a mush of notes or something.

    • @TomGrubbe
      @TomGrubbe Місяць тому +2

      Agree.

    • @pbosche
      @pbosche Місяць тому +7

      Yep. I forgot about Chris, glad I watched.
      Shawn while amazing, has NEVER been of interest musically. Technically…wtf!? Musically….*yawn

    • @JagoAlessi.
      @JagoAlessi. Місяць тому +3

      Agreed.

    • @cajunman64
      @cajunman64 Місяць тому +3

      Musically, annoying to me. ​@@pbosche

  • @rokker101
    @rokker101 Місяць тому +25

    That clip of Malmsteen is just him warming up lol

    • @user-tw5vo5nb5w
      @user-tw5vo5nb5w Місяць тому

      I was just digging the 3rd note he played before he played 10 more.. I dont dig that.

    • @gregkuhn7123
      @gregkuhn7123 Місяць тому

      Borrrrring!

    • @Tennison66
      @Tennison66 Місяць тому

      Glenn Proudfood

    • @Spoohkybooh666
      @Spoohkybooh666 Місяць тому +1

      @@user-tw5vo5nb5w the more is moe joke dude , n dont forget dunk donuts in some whisky too

    • @Spoohkybooh666
      @Spoohkybooh666 Місяць тому

      he hasnt gone to playing far beyong the sun or trilogy suite opus 5 lol

  • @AntiMyth
    @AntiMyth Місяць тому +88

    Frank Gambale, Guthrie Govan, Mateo Mancuso...the list goes on and on

    • @nandafernanda83
      @nandafernanda83 Місяць тому +15

      Nuno

    • @MMAFAN-de9kt
      @MMAFAN-de9kt Місяць тому +3

      And You forgot about the very best ….” Scott Mishoe “ 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ 🎸

    • @jimfernandez9458
      @jimfernandez9458 Місяць тому +8

      Tony MacAlpine...

    • @smokinvalves
      @smokinvalves Місяць тому +6

      Vinnie Moore

    • @nikk346
      @nikk346 Місяць тому +5

      and MIchael Romeo ,Miller,Quayle, Hutchings, Sykes,Graham,Jonston,Richardson,Howe,Lynch,Hoekstra,...and many-many cool guitarists👌

  • @Gitfiddle
    @Gitfiddle Місяць тому +17

    Shawn Layne was so accomplished on guitar that he actually got bored and stopped practicing later in life and mostly focused on the piano. Not much known about him but I remember that from an interview eons ago.

    • @diffbreak2366
      @diffbreak2366 Місяць тому +3

      Must have got bored of repetitiveness of the muscle memory that lacks complexity of harmonic compositions. While all of these are playing really fast, how many in the audience can even process those notes (which are really the scales) at those speeds that almost sound like buzzing of loud crickets. The fastest guitarist or a pianist is not the best musician.

    • @JackSparrow-yb3lq
      @JackSparrow-yb3lq Місяць тому +1

      T​hat is exactly what I was thinking. It is great to be fast but it is a waste of a beautiful instrument. There are six string and you can play more than one at a time. It's called chords which you can use to make actual music. What I want to see when I go to a concert is how well all the musicians can play together not everyone standing around watching one guy

    • @lesbois53
      @lesbois53 Місяць тому +1

      I agree with you about Shawn. I used to shred so much that I used it in most songs we played onstage. Idiot! I thought I was the Dog’s balls! Nowadays, I have switched to harmonica. Even Eddie took up the synthesiser at one point. Sheer talent! Much to the annoyance of Diamond Dave!

  • @ricardorodrigues4277
    @ricardorodrigues4277 Місяць тому +24

    I've been missing Michael Romeo and Allan Holdsworth on this list, but all in all, I'm happy with Shawn Lane and his abnormal technique in the first place.

    • @MetalheadNation
      @MetalheadNation Місяць тому +5

      Allan Holdsworth is insane. My favorite musician ever. I’m not much of a “speed” guy anymore, but Allan was more than just amazing speed and technique, he also was maybe the greatest improviser ever in guitar and had such a beautiful and unique way of approaching the instrument. Plus, he was playing crazy fast lines on guitar while doing inhuman stretches with his fingers. Truly the GOAT in my opinion

    • @jfo3000
      @jfo3000 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@MetalheadNation
      The GOAT = Holdsworth

    • @MrMaynardWR
      @MrMaynardWR Місяць тому +1

      Yeah Allan was unreal. Seemed like a sweet guy too. Whereas Malmsteen seems like a jerk.

    • @ramsay1
      @ramsay1 Місяць тому

      Guys some sad news for you )))
      See Anton Oparin. It's damn guitar monster) unreal
      ua-cam.com/video/HUXWgdqIGaU/v-deo.htmlsi=SxgZG6TFD_D7bX_P

  • @KillerwhaleTRX
    @KillerwhaleTRX Місяць тому +15

    Good, i did not have to get you a woopin for not having shawn at first!

  • @antrygis1
    @antrygis1 Місяць тому +11

    They're all extremely fast but that hand flipping thing that Michael A Bato did is out of this world.

    • @ramsay1
      @ramsay1 Місяць тому +2

      You'll be confused))
      See Anton Oparin - guitar God)
      ua-cam.com/video/HUXWgdqIGaU/v-deo.htmlsi=SxgZG6TFD_D7bX_P

    • @ramsay1
      @ramsay1 29 днів тому +2

      Check Anton Oparin. Insane guitar player.

    • @johanjotun1647
      @johanjotun1647 17 днів тому +1

      MAB is king his clearity and control are unmatched, and they left out ROMEO proving their judgement is sus

    • @ramsay1
      @ramsay1 17 днів тому +1

      ​@@johanjotun1647lol 🤣
      Oparin blows to pieces Bato))

    • @nyobunknown6983
      @nyobunknown6983 5 днів тому +1

      That hand flipping serves no musical purpose and I hate it. If you notice he's not playing anything musical, just 1 or 2 notes and picking fast. It's just showboating like when a drummer twirls their sticks or throws them in the air, or when a guitarist plays behind their back. I'm old school. Stop showing off and just play music. What next, playing while standing of your head?

  • @Mac-jc8hd
    @Mac-jc8hd Місяць тому +12

    music isn't about who can play the fastest, we're deeply into Spinal Tap teritory here with this post

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  Місяць тому +5

      All these amps went to 11

    • @theraxis
      @theraxis Місяць тому +1

      No one made that claim. Sometimes you just want to watch people go apeshit on a fretboard.

    • @phillarsson8253
      @phillarsson8253 Місяць тому +1

      Maybe, but never the less: all the guys posted here don't only play blastering fast on electrics. Paul Gilbert's "Flamingo" for example and Michael Angelo Batio's "A New Day" are such great examples of how shredding masters also master classical styles; For me: I would love to see both of them doing their version of "Malagueña"!

    • @Spoohkybooh666
      @Spoohkybooh666 Місяць тому

      @@phillarsson8253 paul gilberto concerto his bach stuff is good exercise too

    • @anneonym7346
      @anneonym7346 11 днів тому

      You are right, but this bullshit is not music, it is called "shred guitar" ! They are so stupid and ridiculous doing their circus show. Poor guys really, poor guys.

  • @ursa81
    @ursa81 Місяць тому +1

    Amazing list! You got most of them 😊

  • @TheCaskOf43
    @TheCaskOf43 3 дні тому +2

    Out of all of these, Paul Gilbert is the cleanest playing. He very rarely misses a note... everything he does is on purpose and intentional. No empty holes, no unnecessary pick slides, no noise to fill the gaps where notes supposedly cant be found. He finds them. He is a songwriter, shredder, drummer and a vocalist.

  • @slobodankarapandzic3018
    @slobodankarapandzic3018 Місяць тому +20

    Dave Murray and Adrian Smith from Iron Maiden is fast enough to be pleasant for ear

    • @APK-pn4qh
      @APK-pn4qh Місяць тому +7

      Amen. Many of their solos are so full of feel and so melodic they make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. I'd listen to their solos ahead of most of the guys on this list to be honest. Speed has its time and it's place and when done right can make you gasp in delight, but all too often it's non melodic speed for speeds sake. The Maiden boys went with melody first.

    • @peteyontherocks90
      @peteyontherocks90 Місяць тому +1

      Amen and Amen! Speed isn’t everything,it’s nice at times,but too much is redundant and takes away from the quality of the music.

    • @charlestelk6526
      @charlestelk6526 Місяць тому +2

      Those guys are awesome and Maiden is my 2nd favorite band behind UFO - but they do not belong on any shredders list and I bet they'd be the first to agree with me.

    • @keyguy4752
      @keyguy4752 Місяць тому +2

      Dave Murray is one the fastest legato players in the world, one of my favorites and Adrian might not be super fast, but the phrasing in his solos is so amazing.

  • @scottjohnson60
    @scottjohnson60 Місяць тому +5

    Great video, and I love that you have Shawn Lane in his proper place on the list!!! :)

  • @jimwilley556
    @jimwilley556 Місяць тому

    Thanks, I needed that😊🤘🤘

  • @bigjimsstrong79
    @bigjimsstrong79 Місяць тому +10

    I seen Michael angelo in my local music store when I was 13 in 1990s he had mind blowing alternate picking speed perfect clarity even on clear channel he and paco de Lucia influenced me to know it could be done on my classical guitar journey...great video

    • @johanjotun1647
      @johanjotun1647 17 днів тому

      Clearly anyone who thinks MAB's not the fastest is on crack, and leaving Romeo out is a sin

    • @pilgrim9392
      @pilgrim9392 11 днів тому +1

      @@johanjotun1647 Plus MAB can play fast left or right handed...

  • @53rvan
    @53rvan Місяць тому +22

    I think Michael Romeo should have a place in this top!

    • @Sneixx
      @Sneixx Місяць тому +1

      He is so underrated

    • @Spoohkybooh666
      @Spoohkybooh666 Місяць тому +1

      his playing mozart with 2 hand is a damn feat

    • @johanjotun1647
      @johanjotun1647 17 днів тому +1

      he's definitly #2 behind MAB a Sin to leave him out he still plays see of lies easily

    • @SpaceCowboy404
      @SpaceCowboy404 9 днів тому

      definitely 😭

    • @ramsay1
      @ramsay1 3 дні тому +1

      @@johanjotun1647 check Anton Oparin. video - "Does Universal Guitar Technique Exist" .
      This guy leaves no chance for anybody.

  • @XXelpollodiabloXX
    @XXelpollodiabloXX Місяць тому +31

    That Buckethead guy needs a gimmick.

    • @humanactivated1017
      @humanactivated1017 Місяць тому +1

      He does , he really is cliche

    • @Pulse2AM
      @Pulse2AM Місяць тому +1

      He likes chicken.

    • @XXelpollodiabloXX
      @XXelpollodiabloXX Місяць тому +1

      @@Pulse2AM That would be a riot if he was wearing a KFC bucket.

    • @phillipgurney1402
      @phillipgurney1402 Місяць тому +1

      Finger lickin good!
      But seriously he's just too generic looking 😂

    • @user-li4ch5op5j
      @user-li4ch5op5j Місяць тому +4

      You just don't get him. BH is in a league of his own and on a different level than most. You have to listen to his outstanding pikes to understand his genius...God bless Brian Patrick Carol

  • @SimonCrowne
    @SimonCrowne 25 днів тому +2

    Listen to just shredders and you come away needing a quiet weekend getaway at a meditation camp. If you listen to an hour of David Gilmore you come away saying Wow, that was meditation.

  • @thebettermiguel
    @thebettermiguel Місяць тому +1

    ur videos are so oldschool, i like it!

  • @robertzemko6590
    @robertzemko6590 Місяць тому +14

    If you want amazing speed/shredding but done properly and with loads of talent then look no further than Gary Moore, check out his early 80's shredding in particular. Unfortunately I never got a chance to see him live here in Canada but did see Paul Gilbert (Mr Big) Malmsteen, Jake Lee (Badlands) and Vinnie Vincent back in the 80's in Toronto, Great memories. For the roots of speed though check out really old stuff like ALVIN LEE of Ten Years After or JIM MCCARTY of Cactus and NEAL SCHON with Santana and early Journey (pre Perry). Honorable mention to Jan Akkerman of Focus. Overall ALVIN LEE may have been the original shredder going all the way back to 1967.

    • @jaymccarthy6535
      @jaymccarthy6535 Місяць тому

      It feels like I posted this myself! Agree completely

    • @jaymccarthy6535
      @jaymccarthy6535 Місяць тому

      Yes I believe the I'm going home performance at Woodstock was the foundation of shred guitar. Noone ever played like that before. Even the main riff itself is super thrashy/speedy

    • @MrMaynardWR
      @MrMaynardWR Місяць тому

      Early journey was almost fusion - hard to believe

    • @Spoohkybooh666
      @Spoohkybooh666 Місяць тому

      @@MrMaynardWR haha so was Foreigner when they started out hehe

  • @christopherohara68
    @christopherohara68 Місяць тому +4

    As Les Paul said Yeah you can shredd but can your mother tell you apart from the other shredders. Not verbatim but you get it.

  • @christopherpaul1810
    @christopherpaul1810 Місяць тому +1

    Excellent!

  • @bobius77
    @bobius77 Місяць тому +14

    Don't forget Jake E Lee 1986 intro solo 😮

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  Місяць тому

      Which intro solo?

    • @bobius77
      @bobius77 Місяць тому +2

      Live in Kansas

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  Місяць тому

      Was he still with Ozzy then or was it badlands?

    • @bobius77
      @bobius77 Місяць тому +3

      @@GuitarGodzUnleashed He was in tour with Ozzy. That solo was played by Jake during "killer of Giants" song. I still have the VHS 🙂

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  Місяць тому +1

      Ok cool I think I’ve seen bits of the show on YT but not the intro. I used to have the 1984 Bark at the Moon show on VHS which was filmed at Salt Lake City I think it was. 🎸🤘

  • @user-xq9st3qz3k
    @user-xq9st3qz3k 24 дні тому +3

    There are many great and fast guitar players but man SHAWN LANE ,JASON BECKER AND JOHN PETRUCCI are just from another dimension! They have no limit,you cant guess their next note,and they are rare players that can make you cry while playing lighting fast

  • @willpaulosilwa
    @willpaulosilwa Місяць тому +1

    Great vídeo!!

  • @jonashornqvistgitarrlektioner
    @jonashornqvistgitarrlektioner Місяць тому +1

    A lot of notes! Love it :) 🎸🎸

  • @marshallrogers8011
    @marshallrogers8011 Місяць тому +54

    Need to check out Glenn Campbell+Roy Clark!!😊

    • @Laidtorest69
      @Laidtorest69 Місяць тому +10

      Roy Clark was an amazing guitar player.

    • @Goawaydude
      @Goawaydude Місяць тому +2

      GLENN!!!

    • @tazzatamania
      @tazzatamania Місяць тому +5

      I always mention those two plus Jerry Reid. I'm from the UK and was lucky enough to see Glenn Campbell live although quite late in his life, still amazing to see.

    • @phillarsson8253
      @phillarsson8253 Місяць тому +5

      Roy was one of the first schredders and he knew how to entertain! He's in my top ten list of greatest guitarists of all time!

    • @zenstain
      @zenstain Місяць тому +1

      Imagine those two through a distortion pedal.

  • @defdef6230
    @defdef6230 Місяць тому +53

    Until I saw Shawn Lane I wasn't fine... he is absolutely the GOAT SCHREDDER... CHEERS from Argentina my friend!

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  Місяць тому

      Thank you, all the best! 🇬🇧

    • @elmolewis9123
      @elmolewis9123 Місяць тому

      Completely agree. Shawn was the ultimate guitarist. Measured speed but additional complete skills. Much like a weight lifter vs a body builder. A one-trick pony.

    • @JagoAlessi.
      @JagoAlessi. Місяць тому +2

      I find Shawn really unpleasant to hear. It just ain't musical.

    • @defdef6230
      @defdef6230 Місяць тому +1

      @@JagoAlessi.
      I loved Shawn Lane but taste is a personal thing...anyway this post is about shredding... and this guy is ultimate guitar player on that! Cheers from Argentina my friend...

    • @raywideman7157
      @raywideman7157 Місяць тому +4

      Probably saw Shawn 40-50 times here in Memphis when he was with the Willy’s . He was far more than just a shredder

  • @666lodem4
    @666lodem4 Місяць тому +1

    BRAVO!!!!
    They are wonderful!!

  • @Godeseternal1
    @Godeseternal1 6 днів тому +1

    As far as the title of this video states about speed shredding, you did a Great Job with your top 10 list 👍

  • @Nasia_Cron
    @Nasia_Cron 2 місяці тому +9

    It's funny the entire video I was like Shawn Lane and Rusty Cooley better be on here, and at number 3 I thought I was gonna be disappointed and they were the last two.

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  2 місяці тому +2

      Glad you were not disappointed! 🤘🎸

    • @onamemmet
      @onamemmet 2 місяці тому +3

      And Impellitteri.

    • @ScottD44
      @ScottD44 Місяць тому +1

      They Are The 2 Fastest, Then It's Michael Angelo Batio🎸🎸🎸

    • @realscience948
      @realscience948 Місяць тому +2

      Dave Grohl wants to be on here too!

    • @leehanson1416
      @leehanson1416 Місяць тому +3

      Rusty was my guitar teacher. Nice guy.

  • @ScottD44
    @ScottD44 Місяць тому +5

    Gotta Say, This Is A GREAT LIST🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸!

  • @ApCommunityRock
    @ApCommunityRock Місяць тому

    !! keep It Up my friend you are very good :D !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @emilefeltesse
    @emilefeltesse Місяць тому +2

    Thanks for making me discover Michael Angelo... Going to check him out ;)

  • @sodica81
    @sodica81 2 місяці тому +18

    Dude, where is Frank Gambale?

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  2 місяці тому +10

      Australia?

    • @sodica81
      @sodica81 2 місяці тому

      @@GuitarGodzUnleashed in this video 😅😅

    • @KyleLee-ov2lg
      @KyleLee-ov2lg Місяць тому +1

      But you kinda right about Gambale though.
      Gambale was definitely faster and more technical sweep picker than Jason Becker. Although his playing isn't really my cup of tea

    • @pbosche
      @pbosche Місяць тому +1

      The Grandfather of sweep!

    • @Spoohkybooh666
      @Spoohkybooh666 Місяць тому

      @@GuitarGodzUnleashed shredding with the Wallabeezz

  • @bobalto
    @bobalto 2 місяці тому +8

    There has been Marty Friedman at a certain moment!!! Am I right?!!

  • @markrosenquist8259
    @markrosenquist8259 7 днів тому +2

    Damn talk about getting dealt a shitty hand. Jason Becker was amazing and was just about to become a house hold name as a guitarist. Such a bummer!🖤🙏🎸

  • @xristospier3602
    @xristospier3602 9 днів тому +1

    BRAVO, BRAVO, BRAVO!!
    THANK YOU BROTHER!!!!

  • @BatmanFan2274
    @BatmanFan2274 Місяць тому +15

    Michael Angelo Batio IMHO is number one. Not only can he shred the fastest but can play guitar right and left handed

    • @rodrunner0501
      @rodrunner0501 Місяць тому

      This guy plays the same triplet pattern during 50 years 😂. Seriously, his ego and "musical" discography are a piece of shit...

    • @p0kerp1aya
      @p0kerp1aya Місяць тому +2

      Not only can he play right and left handed, but with his quad neck guitar, he can play both at the same time, then spin the guitar and do it all again. MAB is a freak of nature. There are not many guitar players in this world that are equally proficient right or left.... but to do both at the same time and have your brain not only keep up with your fingers, but be able to structure a solo on the fly at the same time. ARE YOU KIDDING ME BRO?!? MAB IS THE GOAT! 🤪🎸🎶🎵💯

    • @rodrunner0501
      @rodrunner0501 Місяць тому +1

      @@p0kerp1aya dont forget! Hes left handed and he learned as right handed at the beginning. Its easily for him so to play left handed at second time. He's a 🐐 , not a GOAT lol. MAB = Monkey abilities thats all, what about his carrier and music? Just a robotic clown show for guitar newbies😂 . Check out theDooo, him is a freak of Nature, coz him can play music and 2 🎸 at the same time with musicality where MAB don't...Lets be honest 😉

    • @2216sammy
      @2216sammy Місяць тому

      @@p0kerp1aya I busted out laughing when I read that , thanks ha ha ha ha

  • @davidshankle7359
    @davidshankle7359 2 місяці тому +5

    They should’ve had me in here as well as many other players

    • @ScottD44
      @ScottD44 Місяць тому +3

      You're Absolutely CORRECT Brother 🙏🏼🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

  • @monkface
    @monkface Місяць тому +1

    I love how Shawn Lane once said "umm my nervous system is a little different than most people!"

  • @jwandhistools
    @jwandhistools 12 днів тому +2

    That Batio arm flip thing is pure evil.

  • @johnnycamarena9522
    @johnnycamarena9522 Місяць тому +4

    Allan Holdsworth, Albert Lee, Steve Morse....three great sadly forgotten

    • @Metallian81
      @Metallian81 Місяць тому +2

      While I don't care for Holdsworth's music, his legato is amazing.

    • @MrMaynardWR
      @MrMaynardWR Місяць тому +1

      Three great choices. I would add John McLaughlin to your list

  • @sodica81
    @sodica81 2 місяці тому +42

    is not electric guitar, but i think Paco de Lucia was on another level than all the players on this video

    • @Ingchao
      @Ingchao Місяць тому +4

      Can concur! My dad was a flamenco guitarist, so I grew up listening to Paco. Even got to see him play once. Incredible.

    • @dariuszzabczynski4357
      @dariuszzabczynski4357 Місяць тому +4

      Oooh yeah!!!! 🤘🤘🤘But music its not a race....

    • @ericedmunds9488
      @ericedmunds9488 Місяць тому +1

      Or someone like Joscho Stephan!

    • @JohnRPike
      @JohnRPike Місяць тому +1

      Paco de Lucia was awesome

    • @Dilla4life
      @Dilla4life Місяць тому +3

      Yeah man…flamenco players are a different level…

  • @zzubuzz
    @zzubuzz 12 днів тому +1

    I'm not slow, I just refuse to sell my soul to the devil to play really really fast.

  • @majorfeelgoodrecords2740
    @majorfeelgoodrecords2740 Місяць тому +1

    Thank you for introducing me to Chris Impellitter
    🎼🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

  • @Nemchama
    @Nemchama Місяць тому +19

    And yet David Gilmour just needs ONE note...

    • @user-bl5jr5vz6i
      @user-bl5jr5vz6i 17 днів тому +1

      Bill Nelson of Be Bop Deluxe.

    • @Sticks922
      @Sticks922 15 днів тому +1

      He's one of my favorites period, It's really not about how fast you go it's how you use the fretboard jmo.

    • @recklesswhisper
      @recklesswhisper 13 днів тому

      "I have never been a 'fast' guitarist..." _david gilmour
      ^..^~~

    • @anneonym7346
      @anneonym7346 11 днів тому

      Difference between a musician and a stupid "guitar body builder". They are pathetic in a way.

    • @pilgrim9392
      @pilgrim9392 11 днів тому +1

      Gilmore relied on delay and other fx too much
      Boring player to me...

  • @Dr.Bilu01
    @Dr.Bilu01 Місяць тому +8

    Shawn Lane!!!!❤❤

  • @jamesreaves5534
    @jamesreaves5534 Місяць тому +1

    All of them are Killer. It's so sad that Shawn Lane crossed over the side of the Veil especially at such a young age of 40. Shawn played on 80+ albums. Amazing!! Rest in peace Me Dear Friend. Your time was short, but your talent is unlimited...
    Jason Becker's story is so tragic. Hopefully the med beds will be out soon and he will be able to be healed once again giving the world his beautiful music. Thank you for putting this together!!
    God Bless Y'all Jimmy in NC....
    Prayers for Jason & Family and all the others in this video!!

  • @oscarofficial912
    @oscarofficial912 Місяць тому +1

    How did u make the subscribe button move when u said subscribe to the channel ayo

  • @nicolasarbogast2739
    @nicolasarbogast2739 Місяць тому +4

    Well, Jani Liimatainen, in Sonata Arctica's early years, was phenomenal...
    Just watch "Jani vs Syu".

  • @brockpinson949
    @brockpinson949 Місяць тому +94

    The older i get the more ridiculous shredding becomes to me.

    • @Heaven-dy9lj
      @Heaven-dy9lj Місяць тому +6

      Stunt guitar.

    • @SweetPablo972
      @SweetPablo972 Місяць тому +13

      It all pretty much sounds like shit.

    • @Mitchell-lc5kj
      @Mitchell-lc5kj Місяць тому +3

      This is why Hendrix is the guitarist of the year every year except for 1973 John Ackerman from focus the original shredder with Melody

    • @Kjuken69
      @Kjuken69 Місяць тому

      Yes at least thoose top 4, ugly playing styles, impossible to listen to, no special tone or vibrato at all , just squid fingers moving fast, ugly picking technique as well!

    • @justarandomguy2126
      @justarandomguy2126 Місяць тому +5

      Yes, as it should be. It was an 80's thing and was popular as it was the "new thing", but mindless shredding nowadays sounds ridiculous, only people with their brain stuck in the 80's are drooling over it still

  • @brianesbaugh6897
    @brianesbaugh6897 Місяць тому +1

    That is pure insanity!!!

  • @MoisesGuevaraXIII
    @MoisesGuevaraXIII Місяць тому

    Nice top.
    Can you please put the setlist used in video?:)

  • @robertcalef4242
    @robertcalef4242 Місяць тому +22

    Give me Gary Moore playing "The Loner" any day of the week. This is just what a migraine sounds like.

    • @KyleLee-ov2lg
      @KyleLee-ov2lg Місяць тому +2

      Gary Moore shreds like all the time, even when he's playing slow ballad. lol

    • @MrClassicmetal
      @MrClassicmetal Місяць тому

      Gary Moore in Colosseum II was awesome.

    • @robertcalef4242
      @robertcalef4242 Місяць тому

      @@MrClassicmetal Greg Lake of Emerson, Lake and Palmer did a solo Live album and Gary played guitar for the show. It's not pure, unadulterated Gary Moore, but he does put his stamp on the show.

    • @MrClassicmetal
      @MrClassicmetal Місяць тому

      @@robertcalef4242 Yes, I have that album! The one from 1981, right?
      I prefer the rock fusion and hard rock era Gary Moore myself. He was _awesome_ then! Moore was Ozzy's first pick to join his band. Randy Rhoads got the gig because it didn't work out between Moore and Ozzy.

    • @robertcalef4242
      @robertcalef4242 Місяць тому +3

      @@MrClassicmetal Corridors of Power is still one my "Top Ten". The sheer, raw power of his guitar, and how he kept it under control, was mesmerizing. I saw him at a place called the Living Room when he was supporting "Murder in the Skies". Mid 80's I believe. I had the forsight to get a T-shirt and still have it. Doesn't fit, but I still have it.

  • @emerycomputer
    @emerycomputer 23 дні тому +3

    And many more.
    But for me, Buckehead; he finger independance is supreme.

    • @ramsay1
      @ramsay1 3 дні тому +1

      check Anton Oparin . Video - Does Universal Guitar Technique Exist .
      Unbelievable technique

  • @darrenangle4493
    @darrenangle4493 5 днів тому +1

    These guys are all incredible. The only thing I personally don't care for is a guitarist putting out albums that are nothing but instrumentals. I am and have always been there for that tremendous guitar solo usually following the 2nd chorus of the song and then another near the end. That is my idea of a guitar guru truly making the besr possible song/solos for me. Once again, just my personal opinion.

  • @harimountogianakis6132
    @harimountogianakis6132 Місяць тому +2

    They are all shredding at the highest level, but only a few got feelings...

  • @robertbordevik5072
    @robertbordevik5072 Місяць тому +8

    Well, at least the nr 1 is correct. Nobody beats Shawn Lane’s speed and scales. It’s just nuts 🫡

    • @KyleLee-ov2lg
      @KyleLee-ov2lg Місяць тому +2

      Actually a handful.
      Roy Marchbank, Takayoshi Ohmura, Yo Onityan, Kang Maomao, Yas Nomura, Joe.G, Jason Richardson, Chris Impellitteri, John Taylor, etc

    • @Fartsnack
      @Fartsnack Місяць тому +2

      Actually none of those do, but nice try. @@KyleLee-ov2lg

    • @KyleLee-ov2lg
      @KyleLee-ov2lg Місяць тому +3

      @@Fartsnack Yeah, that's why Shawn could never pick 20nps like them🤡

    • @KyleLee-ov2lg
      @KyleLee-ov2lg Місяць тому

      @@Fartsnack
      ua-cam.com/video/SgYAEVdB_f4/v-deo.html
      I've never seen a footage where Shawn alt picking over 19 notes per second but go ahead if you could prove me wrong ;)

    • @newtonxmeter6189
      @newtonxmeter6189 Місяць тому +1

      @@KyleLee-ov2lg nah...man, 'Stand in Line' solo is not as fast as this of Chris himself, check this song from 1987 Impellitteri EP, no solo is ever as fast as this in picking every single note, this is insanely and brutally fast shredding ua-cam.com/video/0oOW8ut-d3s/v-deo.htmlsi=oiAsvU-1ORExljTV

  • @smudge1619
    @smudge1619 Місяць тому +13

    Shawn Lane is like listening to the inside of a CPU transmitting 1s and 0s.
    Jesus.

    • @benjaminrowlett6960
      @benjaminrowlett6960 Місяць тому +1

      THANK YOU!!!! Exactly

    • @RobertSmith-lg7jp
      @RobertSmith-lg7jp Місяць тому +4

      This comment leads me to believe that you have never listened to any of his recordings and are forming an opinion on a show off performance.

    • @smudge1619
      @smudge1619 Місяць тому +1

      @RobertSmith-lg7jp My comment *is* based off a performance...the one in this video.
      Problem?
      Before you try to get high and mighty, I am aware of ALL of his work.

    • @Mr-Foad
      @Mr-Foad Місяць тому

      @@smudge1619I agree with you on this clip, I like his song "gray piano's flying" most of the playing on it is actually slow with amazing note choice.

  • @nyobunknown6983
    @nyobunknown6983 5 днів тому +2

    There is nothing wrong with shredding. It's when it's overdone that it becomes a problem. When a player shreds constantly it gets boring. When it's saved for the right moments that it is most effective. Paul Gilbert himself said it became boring and began concentrating on more musicality.

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  5 днів тому +2

      Sure, and that’s why I really like Michael Schenker and Satch. 🎸🤘

  • @diehard-schenker-fan7233
    @diehard-schenker-fan7233 11 днів тому +1

    Michael Schenker impresses me just fine.

  • @Blinknone
    @Blinknone Місяць тому +51

    Sick skills, but I have to say I'm less interested in shredding the older I get. It all starts to sound the same.

    • @astranger448
      @astranger448 Місяць тому +1

      Old fart here, Buckethead has a lot of non-shred stuff and by a lot I mean A LOT.

    • @robertpavlicart1332
      @robertpavlicart1332 Місяць тому

      Sometimes it is done really tastefully...sometimes not...

    • @alfredosierra2612
      @alfredosierra2612 Місяць тому

      Gambale is incredibly tasteful. I also like the way he teaches (Modes No More Mystery is amading)​@@robertpavlicart1332

    • @vyger6336
      @vyger6336 Місяць тому +2

      I don't think playing a million miles an hour makes you a great guitar player...it makes you a fast guitar player. Some of these guys I've never even heard of but I'll bet everyone has heard of Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads eh'

    • @gregkuhn7123
      @gregkuhn7123 Місяць тому

      Because it becomes boring af....

  • @Samsgarden
    @Samsgarden 2 місяці тому +43

    We’re still doing this shit?

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  2 місяці тому +18

      Yes and you love it!

    • @TomGrubbe
      @TomGrubbe Місяць тому +1

      Haha!

    • @kevriley3255
      @kevriley3255 Місяць тому +5

      All been done and overdone. Dull as dishwater.

    • @autk
      @autk Місяць тому +1

      Batio playing the same shapes over and over lol ...what scale is that?? The batio mode lol

  • @Jaageful
    @Jaageful 3 дні тому +1

    Vinnie Moore, Greg Howe, Bernd Steidl, Steve Morse, Dimebag Darrel, Slash, Vinnie Vincent solo album, George Lynch, Teemu Mäntysaari, All guitarists from Megadeth and so on.....

    • @ramsay1
      @ramsay1 3 дні тому +1

      Check Anton Oparin - Demonstration of alternate picking. His shred unbelievable

  • @eckhardt2006kugler
    @eckhardt2006kugler 3 дні тому +1

    There are very few shredders on guitar.
    The true shredder can really play the guitar, that doesn't mean being a circus clown with a guitar.
    No, I think everything is played so fast and that's because the song stays in its ritmus, so if I want to play faster and faster solos I have to add more and more tones in between and the melody often (usually) gets lost and I feel like I would be in a circus.
    Slow down and make the solos melodious again.
    I always have the feeling that the super fast shredders all have some kind of problem with themselves but who knows, you catch yourself and they start playing the guitar again.
    But don't forget, as I wrote at the beginning, "There are only a few."

  • @michaelwirth6843
    @michaelwirth6843 Місяць тому +9

    It´s fascinating watching these men one minute or so, then everything start to repeat and the fascination is gone. After two minutes it´s like watching a parody of shredders.

    • @NealosMetropolos
      @NealosMetropolos Місяць тому +2

      The whole shred game was like watching a juggler juggling 8 balls. Fascinating ... then boring after 2 minutes.

    • @michaelwirth6843
      @michaelwirth6843 Місяць тому +2

      ​@@NealosMetropolosexactly like that.😂

  • @vickyhanggara9920
    @vickyhanggara9920 Місяць тому +3

    You forgot guthrie govan.. but at least there are paul gilbert and buckethead in your list

  • @hyuflhyup7368
    @hyuflhyup7368 Місяць тому +1

    yes they are 👍

  • @toddsmods.623
    @toddsmods.623 Місяць тому +3

    Ya and none of them could write an interesting melody or song to save there lives.

  • @benngullie9110
    @benngullie9110 2 місяці тому +21

    Shawn Lane is not of this earth….definitely he is the most exceptional of all among such talented guitarist

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  2 місяці тому +2

      His playing was insane and he didn’t make a solo album until 1992 but he was shredding like a monster since the late 70’s. 🤘🎸

    • @ScottD44
      @ScottD44 Місяць тому +3

      Agreed Fully Brother 🎸

    • @danyrattini2234
      @danyrattini2234 Місяць тому +2

      Hell yeah Man , Shawn lane was an 👽, one in a trillion. The GOAT .

    • @diogomori9624
      @diogomori9624 Місяць тому +2

      The king, no doubt. First time I heard something by him was in late 90's, I think it was that duel guitar/drums. No video, audio only. I truly believed it was some kind of delay because it was simply unbelieveble a human being play that insanely fast, until I could see in a video. Jaw dropping absolutely. But he was an amazing composer as well, and he had slow songs that were so beautiful. Try "Illusions" or "Rules of the game" gorgeous songs!

    • @nunyabusiness3920
      @nunyabusiness3920 Місяць тому +1

      Rip

  • @mikemonanteras8003
    @mikemonanteras8003 Місяць тому

    nobody wants to hear video games out of a perfectly good guitar

  • @dannyzuehlsdorf3697
    @dannyzuehlsdorf3697 Місяць тому +13

    S A T R I A N I

  • @stormyandcold
    @stormyandcold Місяць тому +3

    SL. The one we don't talk about.

  • @tonyflorez703
    @tonyflorez703 Місяць тому +2

    Vinnie moore kicks all of these guys asses.
    He was fast and way more melodic than all of them together.

  • @Mysterio-hk9gj
    @Mysterio-hk9gj Місяць тому +2

    Dime Bag Darrell
    Zakk Wylde
    Reb Beach
    Vito Bratta
    Vivian Campbell
    Brad Gillis
    John Sykes
    John Norum
    Marty Friedman
    Phil Collen
    Steve Stevens
    George Lynch
    Jeff Waters
    Chriss Oliva
    Gus G
    Chris Broderick
    Mark Digglio

  • @tomgross1953
    @tomgross1953 Місяць тому +10

    Shawn Lane was amazing. And musical as well.

  • @leonelmendez8561
    @leonelmendez8561 Місяць тому +3

    Chris Impellitteri is the King of Shred

  • @MegaMandrake99
    @MegaMandrake99 Місяць тому +1

    Nice picks. Not so sure about those middle dudes but cool overall.

  • @typedeaf
    @typedeaf 6 днів тому +1

    My Votes:
    Guthrie Govan, Rick Graham, Rusty Cooley, Yngwie, Shawn Lane, Jason Becker, Paul Gilbert, Tom Quayle, Andy Timmons, Richie Kotzen

    • @ramsay1
      @ramsay1 3 дні тому +1

      check Anton Oparin . Video - "Does Universal Guitar Technique Exist".
      Unbelievable technique

  • @user-ku3qz2yq6g
    @user-ku3qz2yq6g Місяць тому +56

    A guitar is a musical instrument, not a chainsaw.

    • @woodycrabtree5096
      @woodycrabtree5096 Місяць тому

      Agreed

    • @user-vt7pv4fg7n
      @user-vt7pv4fg7n Місяць тому +2

      Ты просто не получил ключи от ламборгини

    • @douglasbarroso5296
      @douglasbarroso5296 Місяць тому +1

      And who denied it? It ever has an ass hole with a coment like this, this is the problem with internet! You don't like shred, but it has who likes, just respect, look for your gang!

    • @JagoAlessi.
      @JagoAlessi. Місяць тому

      Average g33k.

    • @dystopian..
      @dystopian.. Місяць тому

      Stick with your piccolo

  • @user-px5pj7ux5k
    @user-px5pj7ux5k Місяць тому +3

    Gambale and holdsworth

  • @mikemorgan4774
    @mikemorgan4774 13 днів тому +1

    I am old enough to remember when the only guy on this list was John McLaughlin.

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  13 днів тому

      That’s cool man….He was ripping it up in the sixties. Beast! 🎸👍

  • @T0tenkampf
    @T0tenkampf Місяць тому

    Nice, my old instructor made the list!

  • @user-kh2yl6nn3l
    @user-kh2yl6nn3l Місяць тому +4

    You might want to check out Igor Paspalj ... His timing and control of the beast right hand perfectly corresponding with his left and all along creating melodic sinc. . Probably the best out there today ... But has almost no following in well over ten years of youtube .

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  Місяць тому +1

      Will look him up, cheers for that. That’s the problem today, fast unknown players are a dime a dozen everywhere on UA-cam and Instagram. 30/40 years ago it could have been a different story.

    • @user-kh2yl6nn3l
      @user-kh2yl6nn3l Місяць тому

      You'll enjoy his styles and incredible right hand . :)@@GuitarGodzUnleashed

    • @plethoraofknowledge607
      @plethoraofknowledge607 Місяць тому

      Igor is great. Can play fast also , but it's the feeling and phrasing that's out of this world

    • @user-kh2yl6nn3l
      @user-kh2yl6nn3l Місяць тому

      Check out his various styles he's "mastered", and put special attention to his mastery of his pick and also his interactions with his ring and little finger on his right hand . And there is a difference between trapeze techniques and a comprehensive control and correlation between the two hands . I think you might want to check out his channel . :) Everyone's just too ... Whatever . lol @@plethoraofknowledge607

    • @newtonxmeter6189
      @newtonxmeter6189 Місяць тому

      He's excellent guitarist, but this dude considers mostly only original styled guitarists since the 80s because new guitarists are hardly creative and mostly learn from youtube.

  • @digitalchris6681
    @digitalchris6681 Місяць тому +28

    I've given this upload a "like" purely because it reminds me how painfully unmusical shredding is.

    • @johnhaydock1577
      @johnhaydock1577 Місяць тому +8

      Yeah. You gotta admire the technical ability, but then how long can you listen before you get fatigued from it. Don't get me wrong, I am impressed by shred, but as other folks have said, there has to be a musicality to it too.

    • @atcycle
      @atcycle Місяць тому +2

      It really depends on what the musicians goal is. Many play very musically some just vomit notes.

    • @blucat4
      @blucat4 11 днів тому +1

      Agreed. I like those who make it sound musical as well, Satriani, Eddie, Nuno - What is a list without these guys on it?

  • @congngolao843
    @congngolao843 2 місяці тому +2

    Where is this Petrucci show from?

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  2 місяці тому +2

      Think it’s 1993 in Tokyo Japan, it was also a live album after Images and Words came out? “Live at the Marquee” I think it’s called.

  • @emach07
    @emach07 Місяць тому +1

    Dammit! Why did I have to watch this! 😭 I know it's impossible to get them all. But I have to admit, I was expecting to see Michael Romeo

  • @leadguit1
    @leadguit1 Місяць тому +4

    neeto.......Paul G, Nd Malmstien yes, the rest is going to the gym and guitars are the barbells, not my bailywick

  • @KeshikS2C
    @KeshikS2C Місяць тому +12

    Both Tony MacAlpine and Jeff Loomis should be on this list.

  • @WotiOzukum-up2vk
    @WotiOzukum-up2vk День тому +1

    I might be wrong here, but i highly favors the great late Shawn Lee for his off cord playing although many not in favor of his playing. Man, he was unique and the great thing is that no matter what critic's says...he obviously inspired a lot including me though I'd never ever be like him.

  • @martijn_yt
    @martijn_yt Місяць тому

    Next video idea: top ten most melodic cars ;)

  • @SergeantMasino
    @SergeantMasino 2 місяці тому +8

    Michael Angelo Batio is also in Manowar since 2022. The most badass band in the world

    • @sodica81
      @sodica81 2 місяці тому +3

      last week i heard the first manowar album, dude was too boring

    • @SergeantMasino
      @SergeantMasino 2 місяці тому +4

      @@sodica81 get out of here kid, you're too young to be here.

    • @hatecrewsix2
      @hatecrewsix2 Місяць тому

      Get out of here millennial monster​@@sodica81

  • @TheAxe4Ever
    @TheAxe4Ever Місяць тому +7

    Widdly Widdly Widdly WOOOoooooo….. 🥱

    • @archibalddickworth6588
      @archibalddickworth6588 Місяць тому +1

      You clicked on "Fastest shredders of all time" and you're surprised by a bit of widdly widdly? 😂

  • @jimmyraidjames
    @jimmyraidjames Місяць тому +2

    Also the fastest way to get a Headache😥😥

  • @suremanh
    @suremanh Місяць тому +1

    Anypne know who plays the intro? Or what song it comes from?

  • @ZillianZilch
    @ZillianZilch Місяць тому +5

    There’s a difference between being able to type fast and being able to write a great novel.

    • @jackvai2681
      @jackvai2681 Місяць тому +3

      excellent observation/obversation...shawn lane did both, imho...but art is always going to be subjective.

    • @ZillianZilch
      @ZillianZilch Місяць тому +1

      @@jackvai2681 Absolutely. Each to their own. I’ve been playing guitar for 40+ years and I loved fast guitar playing when I first started. I don’t listen to anything like that at all now. Playing an instrument is a journey and your tastes inevitably change on that journey.

  • @yoshikigrg8
    @yoshikigrg8 2 місяці тому +18

    Vai has shred licks but he is technically not a shredder. There are many fast shredders.Guthrie Govan, Andy James, Rick Graham, Jason Richardson, Brandon Ellis, Gambale, Kiko Loureiro, Teemu Mantysaari, etc to name a few.

    • @tim4s
      @tim4s Місяць тому +7

      So... Good luck making your own top 10 list video. Anyway, we are waiting for the link...

    • @tonyflorez703
      @tonyflorez703 Місяць тому +1

      I wouldnt put frank gambale in a shreders list

    • @slimturnpike
      @slimturnpike Місяць тому +1

      Vai not as shredder lol what are you on

    • @newtonxmeter6189
      @newtonxmeter6189 Місяць тому +1

      The guitarists you are writing are mostly social medias and youtube graduated guitarists. This list is about original shredders since the 80s.

  • @MarkSmith-vy3tq
    @MarkSmith-vy3tq Місяць тому +2

    I agree with the comment that the older I get, the more ridiculous shredding becomes to me. Yeah, I got enveloped in it--never became that good--but nowadays, unless you play in a throwback band....And how many gigs want that style of music??? Yeah, it's nice to have that skill set in my pocket, but it pretty much ALWAYS stays in my pocket. It's like my Miami Vice attire: I still got it, but I don't wear it--to save my life....