TOP 10 FASTEST GUITAR PLAYERS OF THE 70'S (Blackmore, Schenker, Mclaughlin, Uli, Gary Moore etc)

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  • The Top 10 fastest guitarists of the 1970's...
    Some amazing legends in this video such as Ritchie Blackmore and Michael Schenker but who was the fastest at guitar shredding in the 70's?
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  • @magalirouard8441
    @magalirouard8441 26 днів тому +26

    When you listen to Ritchie, even if he plays very fast, you not only hear all the notes clearly, but also all the silences between the notes. That's why he's the boss !

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  26 днів тому +5

      Just a great player man, not sure why he started playing renaissance music, but I guess if he’s happy, then good for him!

    • @DiverBand
      @DiverBand 21 день тому +5

      @@GuitarGodzUnleashed of all these players Richie is by far my favorite, especially for the rock-hard rock genre. He decided to start playing renaissance music back in the late 90s simply because he always had a passion for that particular type of music. He explored some of it with Ronnie Dio on the first three Rainbow albums. But he always wanted to do the more folk rock Renaissance style. Richie grew tired of the hard rock guitar God thing for so many years. So this is what finally led him to do what he wanted to do later in his life. I read an interview about 20 years ago where Richie said: “In life we should do things that make us happy”.

    • @markgowans
      @markgowans 11 днів тому +2

      @@GuitarGodzUnleashed Ritchie has apparently liked renaissance music since the days of Rainbow Rising.

  • @bmepdoc9675
    @bmepdoc9675 24 дні тому +14

    where are Glen Campbell on his 12 string, Roy clark, and Jerry Reed?

  • @michaelhicks2087
    @michaelhicks2087 Місяць тому +80

    Some fantastic players but where is Alvin Lee?

    • @43captrexkramer
      @43captrexkramer Місяць тому +5

      I was just getting ready to ask the same thing.

    • @TheEnigma64
      @TheEnigma64 Місяць тому +6

      I came here to say the same!

    • @frankfriedlos3721
      @frankfriedlos3721 Місяць тому

      @@TheEnigma64 Hear Hear!

    • @damirhlobik6488
      @damirhlobik6488 Місяць тому +9

      3. fast players
      2. very fast players
      1. Alvin Lee

    • @alanmohn4146
      @alanmohn4146 28 днів тому +5

      There are a lot of us on the same page. Alvin Lee tore it up.

  • @repetitivemotion
    @repetitivemotion 28 днів тому +19

    Blackmore is my favorite because he was such a good songwriter and riffer. And he knew when to play fast and when to play slow. But each of the guys on this list are fantastic

    • @silverarrowslk
      @silverarrowslk 24 дні тому +3

      Yeah great songwriting and riffs I’ve got to agree but not the best at solos although light years in front of Page at that time

    • @jontypiper9881
      @jontypiper9881 23 дні тому +2

      He played GREAT solos!​@@silverarrowslk

    • @Turquoise636
      @Turquoise636 23 дні тому +2

      ​@@silverarrowslk
      Stargazer
      Gates of Babylon
      Burn
      Snake charmer
      Spotlight kid
      Man on the silver mountain
      Eyes of the world
      Kentucky woman
      Pictures of home
      Lay down stay down
      All are great solos, a lot of varied moods and styles as well, a very underrated quality of his lead playing.

  • @robsco1249
    @robsco1249 28 днів тому +16

    Blackmore playing on Bilsen '69 is out of this world...so is Alvin Lee on the first TYA live album (very underrated guitarist).

    • @thetruthhurts6652
      @thetruthhurts6652 21 день тому +1

      I always tell doubters to go listen to that concert. That was the 60s and he was shredding and sweeping before anyone.

  • @falcodog2917
    @falcodog2917 Місяць тому +28

    Very cool to see Allan Holdsworth. What an incredible player he was.

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  Місяць тому +2

      He really was incredible 🤘🎸

    • @silverarrowslk
      @silverarrowslk 24 дні тому +1

      Yes I totally agree even though I’m not really a fan of jazz rock fusion. Malmsteen pays tribute to Alan and said he was an influence with his legato

    • @DiverBand
      @DiverBand 21 день тому +2

      @@GuitarGodzUnleashed people don’t honestly realize just how amazing of a player Allan Holdsworth really was.

    • @callmeal3017
      @callmeal3017 14 днів тому

      Holdso rules this

    • @callmeal3017
      @callmeal3017 14 днів тому

      Ya had ta stand about 15 ft in front of him at a shifty gig at the Knitting Factory to realize

  • @johnsherman4035
    @johnsherman4035 23 дні тому +9

    Ritchie is such a versatile and nuanced guitarist. And very expressive too. He and Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth are my favorites. I think he's the best of the his era. I'm also glad this list includes the great Michael Schenker.

  • @tomcat50able
    @tomcat50able Місяць тому +50

    Where is Frank Marino?

    • @Seeklip196T
      @Seeklip196T 24 дні тому +4

      Frank Marino and Mahogany Rush was the group. Search it. He was a Hendrix lover.

    • @deansmith6593
      @deansmith6593 23 дні тому +4

      Retired. Somewhere in Canada probably.

  • @konwaychin6890
    @konwaychin6890 23 дні тому +21

    To me Ritchie was the best. Good music good songs!

    • @thetruthhurts6652
      @thetruthhurts6652 21 день тому +2

      For sure he had more feel than he gets credit for. But from that list technically there are couple better than him.

  •  20 днів тому +5

    Glad you included Jan Akkerman! The man is a speed demon, he should get his due!

  • @majorsynthqed7374
    @majorsynthqed7374 17 днів тому +7

    Allan Holdsworth is the real #1. Good to see Jan Akkerman on the list too.

  • @zingpulse4138
    @zingpulse4138 24 дні тому +14

    Blackmore #1

    • @konwaychin6890
      @konwaychin6890 22 дні тому +2

      Ritchie Blackmore doesn't use to much effect cos his running fingers are fast and clear!👍👍👍㊗️

  • @bartpirone1683
    @bartpirone1683 23 дні тому +9

    Ronnie Montrose should be on that list. He was a big influence in 70’s.

  • @SPak-rt2gb
    @SPak-rt2gb 23 дні тому +6

    Finally Michael Schenker gets mentioned on a guitar list

  • @THEONEZ1
    @THEONEZ1 26 днів тому +8

    Number 1 GARY MOORE

  • @MrMaynardWR
    @MrMaynardWR 25 днів тому +7

    John McLaughlin has a rock god like presence on stage and I think he was probably the only jazz guitar player who had that quality. Just an extraordinary body of work too.

  • @dan-ws2sf
    @dan-ws2sf Місяць тому +21

    There’s a difference between a fast player or picker compared to a shredder. Example, Eric Clapton was and is a very good player and fast to a degree, however, in no way a shredder, that’s Eddie Van Halen or Randy Rhodes or Dimebag Abbott, Vai or Malmsteen etc…. Page isn’t a Shredder either. Doesn’t mean Shredder’s are better players in my opinion just different players. I hate debates on who’s the greatest, I don’t think anyone is, I love Hackett and Howe, Beck and Blackmore or Hammet and Hendrix. Especially feel guys like Iommi and Gilmour. There’s so many, and they all bring me joy🎸

  • @user-hj8lp8cp6j
    @user-hj8lp8cp6j 23 дні тому +7

    Akira Takasaki was already well known in Japan in the end of 70-th. He was the fastest, no doubt about it.

  • @philipgavin6962
    @philipgavin6962 22 дні тому +7

    Gary Moore for the win

  • @marknieuweboer8099
    @marknieuweboer8099 Місяць тому +14

    No Alvin Lee and Steve Howe? They never were my favourites by any means, but they were pretty fast too.

  • @AlmostEthical
    @AlmostEthical 23 дні тому +6

    So many!
    Steve Vai
    Roy Buchanan
    Alvin Lee
    Neal Schon
    Daryl Steurmer
    Steve Morse
    John Etheridge
    Carlos!
    Steve Hillage
    Robert Fripp
    Robin Trower
    Ray Gomez
    Kevin Borich
    Uncle Frank
    I loved 70 music.

    • @itayshani3614
      @itayshani3614 23 дні тому +1

      Steve Vai is not a 70's player

    • @AlmostEthical
      @AlmostEthical 22 дні тому

      @@itayshani3614 I stand corrected. I thought he started with FZ in the late 70s but it was 1980

    • @CAGED1702
      @CAGED1702 15 днів тому

      You mean Carlos Rios? 🤔

  • @jimimurti
    @jimimurti 28 днів тому +7

    The way Blackmore used shredding in speed King is awesome.

  • @user-vw5ed3ss6w
    @user-vw5ed3ss6w 18 днів тому +8

    Ritchie Blackmore #1, great list

  • @DimTod-ps2wi
    @DimTod-ps2wi Місяць тому +22

    Number 1 : Ritchie Blackmore!

  • @gscheidhaferlvomdienst6864
    @gscheidhaferlvomdienst6864 Місяць тому +15

    Rory Gallagher

    • @selwynpage4578
      @selwynpage4578 28 днів тому +5

      Excellent guitarist and one of my all time fave's, but not necessarily a shredder thoe

    • @dontsaythetruthytwillkillu5784
      @dontsaythetruthytwillkillu5784 26 днів тому

      Rory could "shred" at will. He did it very sparingly, but he most certainly could and did.

    • @MrMaynardWR
      @MrMaynardWR 25 днів тому +2

      @@selwynpage4578 definitely not a shredder

  • @countryclub1113
    @countryclub1113 Місяць тому +7

    So real good ones in here. For Uli Jon Roth, the clip to watch is " The Sails of Charon - Scorpions 1977 Uli Jon Roth Klaus Meine" Uli shreds in the intro to that like I didn't know existed back then.

    • @stopthehate1749
      @stopthehate1749 11 днів тому +2

      Catch Your Train from the Virgin Killer album is amazing as well - every song on that album is killer.

  • @micomela
    @micomela 29 днів тому +11

    yes where's Alvin Lee ( Captain Speed Fingers)

  • @greatloverofmusic1
    @greatloverofmusic1 21 день тому +4

    Cool list. I don't know squat about guitarists and I've learned some things.

  • @BAJARACER43X
    @BAJARACER43X 20 днів тому +4

    Need to divide the list between rock players and jazz players

  • @Driven2Beers
    @Driven2Beers 11 днів тому +2

    Uli was a madman with the whammy bar and wah wah pedal on "Polar Nights" from the Scorpions' _Virgin Killer_ album! 😮

  • @thetruthhurts6652
    @thetruthhurts6652 21 день тому +4

    Thank you for not defaulting to Page, Beck and Clapton like every other list. Though I think Beck could shred with the best of them.

  • @justarandomguy2126
    @justarandomguy2126 Місяць тому +10

    Uli Jon Roth and Michael Schenker the best ones!

  • @JoeTurner-7777
    @JoeTurner-7777 22 дні тому +4

    I agree… Blackmore #1!!!

  • @iancarr8682
    @iancarr8682 28 днів тому +5

    Jan Akkerman

  • @eulenspygel1917
    @eulenspygel1917 21 день тому +3

    Blackmore and Mclaughlin are my favourite with Clem Clempsom

  • @Jr56b
    @Jr56b Місяць тому +6

    Speed by speed has Always been at my last importance....

  • @steveaugery
    @steveaugery Місяць тому +15

    Alvin Lee..lejos el 1 de los 70s...

    • @ulrichfaber1845
      @ulrichfaber1845 Місяць тому +2

      Seconded. To see Alvin Lee's set at Woodstock, around 2am at damn near freezing temp. It was no wonder he was called the fastest by many.

    • @andrasczehlarik9180
      @andrasczehlarik9180 14 днів тому +2

      Alvin was a gift from god. Cheers.

  • @MrBlaksteen
    @MrBlaksteen Місяць тому +11

    Ritchie no 1

  • @silverarrowslk
    @silverarrowslk 24 дні тому +4

    Di Miola, McGlaughlin and Holdsworth jazz fusion. The rest are just playing pentatonic licks and don’t even use their pinky. However Schenkers tone and melody are great although he’s not as fast as the aforementioned. Got to mention EVH here too as being so innovative

  • @aminahmed2220
    @aminahmed2220 Місяць тому +3

    What a fantastic video have a wonderful day ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

  • @joekryner718
    @joekryner718 26 днів тому +5

    Tommy Bolin.

  • @flextone444
    @flextone444 28 днів тому +8

    Steve Morse?

  • @Flashgordon1960
    @Flashgordon1960 22 дні тому +2

    BLACKMORE CHITARRISTA FANTASTICO UNO DEI MIGLIORI AL MONDO, FORSE L'UNICO.

  • @dennisst.pierre210
    @dennisst.pierre210 24 дні тому +2

    Saw Jonny Winter many many times over forty plus years .As a blues player I never saw anyone better

  • @3to5andglassy
    @3to5andglassy 22 дні тому +3

    Schenker is my favorite player from the 70s and 80s.

    • @emanuelefasanofasano3814
      @emanuelefasanofasano3814 19 днів тому +1

      Schenker on Obsession is Great in ‘78 in fact I’d put that album over VH 1

    • @3to5andglassy
      @3to5andglassy 18 днів тому

      @emanuelefasanofasano3814 That album is so good! That's my favorite of the studio UFO with Schenker albums. Actually, one of my top ten albums of all time.

  • @alexpaton2818
    @alexpaton2818 22 дні тому +3

    Ollie Halsall and John Etheridge should get a mention

  • @davidfennick1720
    @davidfennick1720 23 дні тому +2

    It took 20 years, 1968 to 1988, to go from Clapton, Beck and Page to Eddie and Yngwie. It has been nearly 40 years since the end of that stretch. No one has really come along with the same impact. It all stopped with Yngwie.

    • @stopthehate1749
      @stopthehate1749 11 днів тому

      Agreed that nobody else has had the same impact. Thankfully there are players like Tosin Abasi, Tim Henson, Matteus Mancuso, Yvette Young, Guthrie Govan, and John Petrucci who continue to push virtuosity forward in their own way.

  • @silkee59
    @silkee59 Місяць тому +6

    Frank Marino

  • @leonmarkrodziewicz279
    @leonmarkrodziewicz279 Місяць тому +4

    Blackers is my all time favourite player.

    • @highwaystar3780
      @highwaystar3780 Місяць тому

      And Most Everything Else is just Misrable Shit😊even though that's Not Ritchies best Example!

  • @dinoal9025
    @dinoal9025 13 днів тому +1

    To me EVH is another level....he started when the rock scene was almost dead bcos of the disco era.
    ...he made the guitar interesting again..

  • @alanroe1020
    @alanroe1020 12 днів тому +1

    One bloke I would add to this list is Steve Hackett who was playing fast runs, tapping and hammering on in 1972-1973. These are all great, soulful musicians who tempered technical virtuosity with great musical empathy. Not like😮 the you tube imitators of today…

  • @emanuelefasanofasano3814
    @emanuelefasanofasano3814 Місяць тому +52

    Even though Richie Blackmore footage was ‘69/70 I’d put him at 1 in front of EVH

    • @jonw.3886
      @jonw.3886 Місяць тому +18

      If you really think about it, Blackmore invented what would become known as shredding. Back in the early 70s some guys were playing faster but nothing like Blackmore. EVH clearly borrowed that from Blackmore.

    • @emanuelefasanofasano3814
      @emanuelefasanofasano3814 Місяць тому +8

      Agree just look at that footage still good today

    • @orbithesun1
      @orbithesun1 Місяць тому +2

      If only Richie knew how to tune his guitar? Tone deaf!

    • @zdenkonouzovsky6947
      @zdenkonouzovsky6947 Місяць тому +10

      ? He was able to tune his guitar WHILE playing, what are you talking about?

    • @dan-ws2sf
      @dan-ws2sf Місяць тому +3

      I love Blackmore’s playing, however, Eddie copied nobody, and he grabbed the mold, smashed it to pieces and blazed a trail that nobody since Hendrix could speak of. After Eddie showed up, nobody wanted to play like Hendrix or Beck or Page or Allman or Clapton or Blackmore. Hundreds of thousands wanted to play like Eddie and many tried to copy him but were mostly unsuccessful because they never really listened to the details of his playing. They just thought if they could play fast, it would be enough and it never was. People who don’t understand this, haven’t acquired an ear for guitar or music in general 🎸

  • @thewestfaceofdhaulagiri6697
    @thewestfaceofdhaulagiri6697 15 днів тому +2

    The fastest two guitarists of the 1970s I think would be John Mcglaughlin and Al Diemola. Holdsworth had not yet reached his peak virtuosity and speed by the 1970s

  • @tonebrennan8475
    @tonebrennan8475 Місяць тому +6

    ❤Al&Allan are in a different class altogether;Bill Connors&Frank Marino should be on there❤

  • @ArgathosSnake
    @ArgathosSnake 21 день тому +2

    Great list! Steve Howe and Frank Zappa could be the 11# & 12# of the list

  • @shayaakob8605
    @shayaakob8605 Місяць тому +8

    Michael schenker is the best shredder in 70's.pure rock n roll..

  • @MrClassicmetal
    @MrClassicmetal Місяць тому +7

    To see and hear Gary Moore doing some serious shredding, check out Colosseum II.

  • @christschinwon
    @christschinwon 26 днів тому +2

    Who ever made this list obviously hasn't heard Jimi Hendrix solo on Spanish Castle Magic at Atlanta Festival in 1970. Totally inspired by Mitch Mitchell's double tempo interplay. What a team!

    • @stopthehate1749
      @stopthehate1749 11 днів тому +1

      I love Jimi as much as anyone else, but this video is 10 Fastest Shredders of the 70's - Jimi was not a shredder.

    • @christschinwon
      @christschinwon 11 днів тому +1

      @@stopthehate1749 he wasn't but on that particular performance he kind of did. I guess as I'm not a guitarist I may not be understanding the full essence of shredding! Is it defined by a certain type of lead playing?

    • @stopthehate1749
      @stopthehate1749 11 днів тому +2

      ​​@@christschinwonwell as it applies to this list, we are talking about the fastest players of the 70's. If it was a list of the greatest or most influential, Hendrix is definitely on there imho. But if we are talking speedy chops, then it's guys like Dimeola, McLaughlin, Holdsworth, Blackmore, Uli Roth, Michael Schenker, etc. Also Hendrix died in 1970, so by the decades end guitar playing had evolved very far beyond what players like him and Clapton were doing in the late 60's.

  • @allenharyanto376
    @allenharyanto376 26 днів тому +4

    Watch out BLACKMORE!!!!

  • @charalamposantypas953
    @charalamposantypas953 10 днів тому +1

    Ritchie Blackmore the unic genius!!!!!

  • @brianbumgardner8704
    @brianbumgardner8704 23 дні тому +2

    Just my opinion, but, fastest will never equate to the best.

  • @ricardoluistomasone4663
    @ricardoluistomasone4663 15 днів тому +1

    PARA MI RITCHIE BLACKMORE ES THE GOAT POR SU HABILIDAD Y CREATIVIDAD PARA COMPONER MÚSICAS Y RIFFS

  • @fortiterinresuaviterinmodo5549
    @fortiterinresuaviterinmodo5549 13 днів тому +2

    Blackmore forever

  • @zimmythegreek
    @zimmythegreek Місяць тому +7

    No Tommy Bolin?

  • @user-fb6lj4dt5i
    @user-fb6lj4dt5i 24 дні тому

    Waouh is master melodic sound

  • @kevinwilson5644
    @kevinwilson5644 Місяць тому +4

    Uli simple the rest our good but uli on a different level

  • @flaviopugliese6360
    @flaviopugliese6360 12 днів тому

    Tutti super! Che musicisti! Incredibili!
    Eddie però è il mio preferito 🎸🔥👍

  • @paladinpage1895
    @paladinpage1895 23 дні тому +1

    Alan Holdsworth was an entirely different species than any other guitarist on this list or anywhere else. Having said that, the most tasteful and melodic rock shredding was done by Michael Schenker. Blackmore and Uli Roth are virtuosos, but the heavy classical flavor puts it in another category, to me. EVH is another guy who was in his own class. DiMeola and McLaughlin were pushing the bounds of lead guitar, but were more of a curiosity or a novelty to my group of rock guitarists back then. Michael Schenker is my favorite, and the most influential on my style of play.

  • @jimcoppa6946
    @jimcoppa6946 Місяць тому +4

    I love the way you closed the show

  • @DrHurtYou
    @DrHurtYou 24 дні тому +2

    Honorable mentions, Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck...

  • @glennthompson1173
    @glennthompson1173 15 днів тому +1

    Schenker and Gary Moore. They're 1 and 2 in my book.

  • @user-lf1xx7qg8r
    @user-lf1xx7qg8r 27 днів тому +2

    Frank Marino, Alvin Lee and Blackmore 👍

  • @flemminghedemann9672
    @flemminghedemann9672 12 днів тому +1

    Schenker, is the king of Melody and tone, wauw.. but Allan Holdsworth is above and one of a kind in scaling...

  • @leonleon3773
    @leonleon3773 Місяць тому +4

    Neil Schon
    Jeff Beck
    Martin Barre
    Todd Rundgren
    your top 10 list is excellent very happy Jan Akkerman Gary Moore Uli Jon Roth Michael Schenker Al Di Meola are included, these guy's aren't usually included

    • @Gk2003m
      @Gk2003m Місяць тому +2

      I like Barre, but he was/is not really a shredder. Replace him on the list with Steve Howe, and you’ve got something. Also, Dave Edmunds could and did shred.

    • @leonleon3773
      @leonleon3773 Місяць тому +1

      @@Gk2003m yes Dave Edmunds sabre dance, Steve Howe sound chacer &close to the edge brilliant stuff, like most of the 70's guitarist's Larry Carlton was a great shredder especially point it up

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  Місяць тому +1

      Sabre Dance 1968 by Love Sculpture (Dave Edmunds) love that version 🤘🎸👍

    • @leonleon3773
      @leonleon3773 Місяць тому +1

      @@GuitarGodzUnleashed almost forgot about Steve Morse dixie dregs
      I worked with Robbie Jones the drummer from love sculpture ages ago he was such a good guy & very funny

    • @jeffroegner1499
      @jeffroegner1499 Місяць тому +1

      Neal's pre perry stuff still holds up well.

  • @user-kh2tk1gq3q
    @user-kh2tk1gq3q Місяць тому +5

    Rik Emmett, Alex Lifeson, Kim Mitchell, Frank Marino.

  • @marcoflavio8527
    @marcoflavio8527 Місяць тому +6

    AL Di Meola

  • @SimpleManGuitars1973
    @SimpleManGuitars1973 24 дні тому +2

    Go listen to Steve Gaines blister I Know A Little, Honky Tonk Night Time Man, and I Never Dreamed. If not for that stupid plane crash he'd still be a household name to this day.

  • @frankdardano3182
    @frankdardano3182 13 днів тому +1

    Blackmore is a complete Godzilla type,monster.I would not like the idea of following him on a stage.It would be the kiss of death.The thing about Blackmore,is he does not rely on speed,but phrasing.Want fast? The fantastic MR Johnny Winter,he could get a ticket for speeding.Beck? He is not from earth,so he doesn't count.Maybe Mars? They are all so awesome,it helps in rough times.Music is a gift from GOD,like dogs,I love it all.GOD,COUNTRY,TRUTH,JUSTICE and Batman.

  • @user-bl5jr5vz6i
    @user-bl5jr5vz6i Місяць тому +5

    Bill Nelson of Be Bop Deluxe.

    • @agnostic47
      @agnostic47 Місяць тому +3

      Good and often overlooked guitarist.

  • @patrickkelly9178
    @patrickkelly9178 27 днів тому +1

    Yes Al Dimeola had to be on htis list. Maybe seeign him again in November in Budapest with his electric band

    • @numberkruncherr
      @numberkruncherr 22 дні тому +1

      IMHO in these clips he was probably the most musical, as well as possibly being the fastest. I'm not saying the others couldn't be really musical too, but these clips tended to capture them in extreme fretwank mode, which was probably really cool in the context of that moment in the live gig, but in isolation not so much.

  • @stevenartenian1583
    @stevenartenian1583 16 днів тому +4

    Terry Kath was one of the best

  • @ThinPicks
    @ThinPicks Місяць тому +7

    Many thanks for this! This whole "fastest" thing is a bit of a laugh isn't it? All these 70s guys could rip it up anytime but they're all still interesting, melodic and listenable, and having fun too. The last great "game changer" was Yngwie (80s I know) and now it's all just a robotic drone. I think Allan was the most musically advanced, John and Jan were the best pickers, and Michael (still) has the best sound. Great to see Johnny Winter always, and Gary tearing it up on a Les Paul Junior, fantastic!👍

    • @GuitarGodzUnleashed
      @GuitarGodzUnleashed  Місяць тому

      Thanks dude yes you’re right, cheers 🙏🎸🤘👍

    • @highwaystar3780
      @highwaystar3780 Місяць тому

      Alot of this Stuff is just mindless Horrible Noodling and Far from Melodic. Shenker progressed Only on the MSG albums and that's Not Blackmores finest Moment as He was way ahead of Most of these Hillbillies. He Did way way More than that. Holdsworth, Mclaughlin were speed demons but Unlistenable. It's an uneven list!!!

    • @MrMaynardWR
      @MrMaynardWR 25 днів тому

      @@highwaystar3780 Listen to Shakti and then ask yourself if McLaughlin is really unlistenable (especially Lotus Feet)

  • @jstaton3950
    @jstaton3950 28 днів тому +1

    Alvin Lee, Duane Allman, Dickie Betts, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Scofield, Trey Kat, Jeff Beck, the quitarist from Lenard Skynrd and Chicago, Stanley Jordan, Lee Ritenour, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Santana..No blues or jazz oriented guitarists other then Van Halen, Johnny Winter, Ritchie Blackmore, Al Dimeola.. no mention of BB King, Muddy Waters, George Benson..the topic was guitar shredding or riffs..heavy metal came from rock and roll.. rock and roll came from the blues.. before distortion, pedals and electricity.. blues men created distortion on a acoustic guitar using a slide..all the guitarists on this topic are masters.. yet so many other master guitarists were forgotten Parliament Funkadelic Maggot Brain, Blood Sweat and Tears Maiden Voyage .. Chicago’s 25, 6 to 4 and Terry Kath’s free form guitar “solo guitar”

    • @itayshani3614
      @itayshani3614 23 дні тому

      Too much name droppings, many of them are not from the 70's, so it doesn't count for this video

    • @stevenartenian1583
      @stevenartenian1583 16 днів тому

      I agree... Terry Kath....25 or 6 to 4

  • @Siloguy
    @Siloguy 27 днів тому +3

    Steve Morse needed to be on the list.

    • @MrMaynardWR
      @MrMaynardWR 25 днів тому

      That guy can play anything

    • @nickspinner2479
      @nickspinner2479 12 днів тому +1

      NO.

    • @nickspinner2479
      @nickspinner2479 12 днів тому

      @@MrMaynardWR And do it poorly, annoyingly.

    • @MrMaynardWR
      @MrMaynardWR 12 днів тому

      @@nickspinner2479 I'm guessing you are a Richie Blackmore fan. I think Deep Purple was never a good fit for Steve Morse, but if you get a chance check out the Dixie Dregs and I think it might change your opinion of Steve Morse. Also I saw Steve Morse play with the guitar trio of McLaughlin, DiMeola, and DeLucia and he held his own against those virtuosos brilliantly.

    • @nickspinner2479
      @nickspinner2479 12 днів тому +1

      @@MrMaynardWR I saw Morse back in the day with Deep Purple at the House of Blues in West Hollywood. Just not my cup of tea. His playing has no edge, it's really clinical and antiseptic, and the tone is really whiny. Just not good, and it's really annoying.

  • @bruceharrison8160
    @bruceharrison8160 Місяць тому +10

    Blackmore was the best of all time !😊

    • @highwaystar3780
      @highwaystar3780 Місяць тому +3

      💯🙏👍🏻and that's by far Not His Best moment...He Did Much Much..MUCH MORE !

  • @pasoneao
    @pasoneao 14 днів тому +1

    ...a guitarristas como Blackmore, Gary Moore o Michael Schenker, generalmente no se les aprecia tanto por su velocidad, sino por la pasión, dominio e imaginación en su guitarra, la velocidad no es tan predominante y exigente en su obra como sí lo es en la de otros gigantes, como Di Meola, Holdsworth, McLaughlin o Akkerman, por ejemplo...
    ..podrían haber aparecido también Alvin Lee, Steve Howe, Rick Emmet, Alex Lifeson
    ... guitarists like Blackmore, Gary Moore or Michael Schenker, are generally not appreciated so much for their speed, but for the passion, mastery and imagination in their guitar, speed is not as predominant and demanding in their work as it is in that of other giants, such as Di Meola, Holdsworth, McLaughlin or Akkerman, for example...
    .. Alvin Lee, Steve Howe, Rick Emmet, Alex Lifeson could have appeared as well

  • @kevinhodgson8508
    @kevinhodgson8508 22 дні тому +1

    Fast in the 70's ?! ... Tony Iommi ... John Etheridge ( Soft Machine ) ... Ollie Halsall ( from the band Patto as well as Jon Hiseman's Tempest ) ... All the guys mentioned here are terrific .... In the early 80's when asked about speed , Blackmore stated that he had been trying to slow down since the 60's . Still an incredible and influential all round player tho' .

  • @jessenakama4089
    @jessenakama4089 26 днів тому +3

    Alvin Lee was the Yngwie of his time

  • @Frodojack
    @Frodojack Місяць тому +1

    It's hard to come up with a top ten fastest player list for the 1970s, but some to consider for a part 2 would be George Benson, Jimmy Page, Alvin Lee, Roy Buchanan, Alex Lifeson, Randy Rhoads (he was in Quiet Riot in the late 1970s), Glen Tipton, K. K. Downing, Leslie West, Jim McCarty of Cactus, Steve Howe, Steve Hackett, Frank Zappa, Rick Derringer, Ted Nugent, Harvey Mandel and Randy Resnick. Even Tony Iommi could play fast when he wanted to.

    • @davidmontgomery5047
      @davidmontgomery5047 Місяць тому

      Jimmy Page ?

    • @constantinciocoiu8244
      @constantinciocoiu8244 Місяць тому

      Malmstein ?!.....apa de ploaie,ca sa se afle in treaba !....IRELEVANT!

    • @Frodojack
      @Frodojack Місяць тому +1

      @@davidmontgomery5047 Yes, Jimmy Page.

    • @cc352
      @cc352 28 днів тому +1

      @@Frodojack Thank you. Honestly I don't get the anti-Jimmy Page sentiment going around. He's arguably one of the most influential and copied guitar players right up there with EVH and Hendrix. Is he a shredder? No. Is he fast? Hell yeah.

    • @Frodojack
      @Frodojack 28 днів тому

      @@cc352 I was reading the opinions of different guitar players and the consensus is that the first modern shred song is "Hot on Your Heels" by Steeler (played by Yngwie Malmsteen), but the fast-playing old school shred songs go all the way back to Les Paul's "How High the Moon" from 1951 and Dick Dale's "Miserlou" from 1962. Modern shredding didn't come out of nowhere and a lot of people don't know the history. Jimmy Page was a very fast player for his time. His speed on "Communication Breakdown" and "Heartbreaker" blew people away in 1969 and both songs influenced a lot of players.

  • @bigantplowright5711
    @bigantplowright5711 Місяць тому +6

    You missed out Zappa, Frank could tear it up with the best of them.

  • @Headbanger9000
    @Headbanger9000 21 день тому +1

    Al Di Meola is number 1, no contest. He was the fastest known guitar player of the 70s and shredding at Yngwie speeds before his time. No Alex Lifeson? La Villa Strangiato has some of the fastest guitar solos of that decade

  • @PickettMusic
    @PickettMusic 11 днів тому

    Personal favorite guitarist: Alex Lifeson.
    Technically for this list...you could put Terry Kath and Roy Clark in here.
    But EVH clearly leads the pack imo.

  • @karsteinmartinsen489
    @karsteinmartinsen489 Місяць тому +6

    Alvin Lee and Terry Kath + Shawn Lane was the fastest guitarplayers in the 70 thies

  • @HernanieLegaste
    @HernanieLegaste 14 днів тому +1

    You forgot Alvin Lee of ten years after

  • @julianjeffbissette7238
    @julianjeffbissette7238 16 днів тому +2

    Frank Morino!!

  • @jotcarey
    @jotcarey 27 днів тому +1

    If not mentioned before, Ollie Halsall. Alvin Lee's idol. Also inspired Holdsworth.

  • @peterbebbington3435
    @peterbebbington3435 21 день тому +1

    Probably not quite in the era but I thought that Adrian Gurvitz should be on the list along with Fast Eddie Clarke

  • @stopthehate1749
    @stopthehate1749 11 днів тому

    For all of those feeling some kind of way about this list, remember: It is a list of the top fastest/shredders of the 70's - not the greatest, most influential, or most popular players of all time. 🤷

  • @williamwalker146
    @williamwalker146 27 днів тому +1

    I'm not criticizing, I think the list is perfect. Brian May would be the next guy in waiting to make such a list though.

    • @MrMaynardWR
      @MrMaynardWR 25 днів тому +2

      Not really a shredder but a wonderful player

  • @agnostic47
    @agnostic47 Місяць тому +2

    Fastest doesn't equate to best. In the 70s the trend for "faster is better" largely lost touch with music.
    Paul Simon in a list of 100 guitarists? Oh please.