Fastest Solo Ever

[Skin]

I juz want to know whether there has been a poll done in any guitar mag to find out the fastest solo ever.
If not, pple please give your suggestions.

Thanks

[Pezcore]

no idea what the fastest solo is, but my guess would probably be something originating from the Yngwie Malmsteen school of guitar soloing

[13noon]

Kirk Hammet's solo on the song "One" is the fastest I've heard.

~13noon

[smfulla]

it's pretty fast, but it's not metallica's fastest solo tho. I haven't done a full comparrison of all their songs but its definately not the fastest. The fast part you'r prolly talking about is the tapping at the beginning.

Ummm Damage Inc. has a pretty fast solo, and Master Of Puppets. I think we can some it up, the earlier stuff had the fast stuff.

But ummm yeah, Yngwie Malmsteen is fast as!

Also Joe Satriani has some fast as solos. Like Crushing Day. The thing that makes the solo's fast isn't REALLY the bpm, its the sweeping arpeggios they do

[The Fury]

Sunburn by Muse-the whole thing's tremolo picked, and you can't get much faster than that!

[Levinson Blade]

The worlds fastest guitarist (Total Guitar November 2001)

1.Steve Vai, The riddle 20.8 Notes per Second

2. George Lynch, Wicked Sensation 19.8 NPS

3.Kirk Hammet, Damage inc 19 NPS

4.Paul Gilbert, addicted to that rush 18.8NPS

5. EVH, You really got me 18.7NPS

6. Joe Satriani, The mystical potato head grove 17.6NPS

7.Nuno Battencourt, He-Man Woman Hater 17NPS

8.Yngwie Malmsteen, Far beyond the sun 16.8NPS

9. Marty Friedman, Ashes in your mouth 15NPS

10. Steve Morse, Tumeni Notes 14NPS

These are taken from the fastest passages in each song Vai playing 20.8 per second is unbelievable I cant play 20 notes in a week LOL

[The Fury]

I keep re-reading that post and I still can't beleive it!

20 per second, that's a Lot, a LOT.

[i like strats]

Wow EVH fastest song is You really got me?! I would have never thought so. I always thought Eruption was

[Levinson Blade]

Yeah a few surprises in there the shock for me was Satch at number 6 I thought he was way faster than 6th

Not quite sure how the notes per second were worked out though I can not see 20.8 as possible to play the article has a few other details for each song as well

[ESP_Viper]

Well, John Petrucci has busted out some fast solos live and on the cd. The solos are the same between cd and live, but the live ones are sometimes a bit faster because of tempo differences.

[fizz]

John Petrucci, who is he, ive heard he is good?
(obviouisly since youve mentioned him as well..) but yea, could you fill me in?

[smfulla]

all I know about him is he is the lead guitarist for Dream Theater

[Fatso Lizard]

One question guys.. Who the f**k cares who did the fastest solo. Honestly.

[Pezcore]

me.

i happen to be interested in this kinda thing.

[ZakNafien]

alot of people do actually as you should have seen with the amount of posts in this thread.

[smfulla]

yeh, I wouldn't have thought Steve Vai to have the fastest, though I knew he'd be up there. And like someone before me said, I was surprised to see Joe Satriani at 6, and Yngwie at 8!
Maybe people will stop picking on him now, and start picking on Steve Vai, lol.

[Tony_Iommi]

Well, it's kinda impossible to tell, isnt it? that poll is more like "THe fastest solos from our favorite guitarists". There may be people out there whom we dont know, or arent famous who can play faster, so it's kinda inaccurate.. But still, 20NPS is alot. BUT.. It's quality, not quantity ;p

[LayneStaley]

Steve Vai - The Riddle from Passion and Warfare has been recorded to have 20.8 notes in one second and is therefore the fastest ever.

[Tony_Iommi]

What i'm saying is, that it may NOT be the fastest solo. someone who doesnt even have a band, or never made a professional record might have a solo that's 22 NPS. you never know.

[LayneStaley]

good point

[hot_for_teacher]

i think the fastest solo would have to be one of yngwie malmsteen's, he has done some live solos that go so fast they f**k up you ears! I think those solos with tapping in them like one by metallica, or alot of EVH songs just SOUND fast because theyre tapping.

[Mr B]

In the guiness book of records the fastest guitarist is some guy who nobody has ever heard of who played a piece lasting 1 minute which averaged at 36 notes per second.

But he's not as cool as Steve Vai, so it's moot.

[gck]

36 notes per second????!!! You mean that guy played 2160 notes in a minute!!!
Are you sure, I mean, that sounds almost impossible...

[The Fury]

Hmmm. You have to wonder how these things are calculated. I mean did he play 2160 notes in a minute or did he play 36 in one second or even only 18 notes in half a second or 9 in a quater of a second? There are a lot of ways to interpret the "average" - as my maths teacher used to tell me. Does that make sense?

I'm sure I could make 9 notes in a quater of a second - it wouldn't be musical or tunefull but it would be an average of 36 notes in second!!

[gck]

Well, it depends on "what" you define as a "note" here. For example, if you strum all the open strings, you get as many notes as your guitar has strings (assumed, that they are all tuned at different pitches) ringing at the same time. I'm sure everyone can get 36 notes per second that way (strumming 6 times in a second should be rather easy :))

But if you only count fretted notes and do not allow 2 or more to ring at the same time, it would be veeery hard to get 36 nps.

Isn't there any further info about the "rules" of this record in the Guiness book??

[The Fury]

Yes, I'd be interested in hearing the rules, cos' theroetically you could make one note last for only 1/36th of a second and on average that would be 36 notes in a second. I'm very sceptical.

[Nick]

whooa! This is getting sticky now!!! lol

btw i can only do about 5-6 tremolo picks in 1 second so it *all* looks pretty impessive to me!

also... how can anyone who is remotely intrested in guitars say 'who cares about this stuff'?????

[slaughteredsoul]

I honestly don't care who struck how many notes in how much time..it wouldn't sound that cool anyway would it?

[Nick]

Ok,Ok......some people care-some dont!!!

but still think its like having a car and although 99.9% of the time you just tootle about in it, it's still nice to know how fast it would go if you needed to!!

LOL

[Mr B]

Nope, it says it right here, 36 notes. I don't believe it myself, but it's here, on the page, right in front of me. It doesn't say whether legato notes count, or whether they have to be picked though.

[Mr B]

His name is Jack Linneman, and he appeared on the Jimmy Smart Show, which I presume is an American TV show, where he played a 6 string Epiphone only. He played 2 rhythm, 1 melody and 1 lead guitar parts SIMULTANEOUSLY for a song called Greenback Dollar (?). This works out at 36 notes per second.

The scary part is, he wasn't even playing a solo.

[The Fury]

Well that sounds highly unimpressive! To me it sound as though gck was right when he said he could be just strumming 6 times in a second! Pretty easy if you ask me.

[Tony_Iommi]

Originally posted by Mr B
His name is Jack Linneman, and he appeared on the Jimmy Smart Show, which I presume is an American TV show, where he played a 6 string Epiphone only. He played 2 rhythm, 1 melody and 1 lead guitar parts SIMULTANEOUSLY for a song called Greenback Dollar (?). This works out at 36 notes per second.

The scary part is, he wasn't even playing a solo.

Have you ever seen those effects boards that make it sound like you have someone harmonizing with you?

[Mr B]

Yes, your talking about that Eventide H300 or something aren't you. But it says in the book that he only used an Epiphone guitar, and that to me implies no effects. I also looked up Greenback dollar on GTU and it a lot of chords which use open notes as the rhythm guitar part, I don't know how he did it, and I really don't care, all I know is what the guinness book of records tells me.

Must obey the sweet black nectar.

[Black Star]

Originally posted by Levinson Blade
The worlds fastest guitarist (Total Guitar November 2001)

1.Steve Vai, The riddle 20.8 Notes per Second

2. George Lynch, Wicked Sensation 19.8 NPS

3.Kirk Hammet, Damage inc 19 NPS

4.Paul Gilbert, addicted to that rush 18.8NPS

5. EVH, You really got me 18.7NPS

6. Joe Satriani, The mystical potato head grove 17.6NPS

7.Nuno Battencourt, He-Man Woman Hater 17NPS

8.Yngwie Malmsteen, Far beyond the sun 16.8NPS

9. Marty Friedman, Ashes in your mouth 15NPS

10. Steve Morse, Tumeni Notes 14NPS

These are taken from the fastest passages in each song Vai playing 20.8 per second is unbelievable I cant play 20 notes in a week LOL

That list is bull****

[guitarg0d]

The fastest guitar player is Marcus Paus, he can play 46 NPS, if you dont belive it, mail me...
X_C4_X@hotmail.com
I have only one song, I will send the song if you want it....
I must say, he is horrible but pretty fast....

[KrYpT]

i think the best sounding and fastest guitar are The Guys in Children Of Bodom
and The Hoffman Brothers in Deicide

coze im sure i can play 40 per second but im not sure it will sound great
or you can use taping with delaY ;)

[Mr B]

Fretfire, I've seen that list before and it is indeed bull, I can play EVHs version of You Really Got Me and at no point does he play any more than 2 or 3 notes per second. As for Steve Vai, you can listen to "The Riddle" all you want but there's no single point where he plays 20.8 notes in one second...unless he plays them all really quickly over that one second and continues his slow playing so you don't notice...

[Nick]

Wait..... you have all wrong.....NPS = notes per song.

[fretfire]

What list would that be Mr. B?

[Mr B]

oh sorry, the list posted by Levinson Blade which was in Total Guitar 2001 and has also appeared in Guitar Techniques in a few speed exercises.

[Mr B]

it was original posted by Levinson Blade, and then Black Star said it was bull, dunno why I thought you had anything to do with it, sorry.

[FrehleyFan]

Here is a movie of Michael Angelo shredding fairly fast and doing pretty cool "over under" technique.

http://www.metalmethod.com/audio-video/m_angelo.wmv

[hishamshaker]

Yngwie Malmsteen - Far Beyond The Sun!!!!!Will not the fastest but the best :D and Evil eye!

[PowerTrip101]

I'm not sure if these qualify as solos, but "Eruption" by Van Halen, and just by lookin at the music "Satch Boogie" by Steve Vai

[BalSagoth]

Where's Angelo?!?!

[Metallicka]

Interesting but inconclusive. Had to laugh at this though and just by lookin at the music "Satch Boogie" by Steve Vai

[Marz_guitarz]

Originally posted by Levinson Blade
The worlds fastest guitarist (Total Guitar November 2001)

1.Steve Vai, The riddle 20.8 Notes per Second

2. George Lynch, Wicked Sensation 19.8 NPS

3.Kirk Hammet, Damage inc 19 NPS

4.Paul Gilbert, addicted to that rush 18.8NPS

5. EVH, You really got me 18.7NPS

6. Joe Satriani, The mystical potato head grove 17.6NPS

7.Nuno Battencourt, He-Man Woman Hater 17NPS

8.Yngwie Malmsteen, Far beyond the sun 16.8NPS

9. Marty Friedman, Ashes in your mouth 15NPS

10. Steve Morse, Tumeni Notes 14NPS

These are taken from the fastest passages in each song Vai playing 20.8 per second is unbelievable I cant play 20 notes in a week LOL

well I can play Damage inc., You really got me and He man woman hater and they don't seem to be that fast but I am sure you are right. I know that Jason Becker sounds the fastest. Listen to his "Perpetual Burn" album. Marty freedman said that when he played with jason if a part was too hard for him Jason would play it. I wonder how many Alex lifeson plays per second during the classical intro to "La villa Strangato"? That sounds quite fast as well.

[guitarg0d]

very sad what happened to jason :(

[Andrew]

Yes, that list is, indeed, bull. (i read the original article)
1.They only 'researched' the most famous players. There are literally hundreds of 'unknown' players who are faster than all the players on that list.
2.They only 'researched' the most famous albums. For Paul Gilbert, they ignored his five solo albums and the 'new' Racer X (definately Paul's fastest playing), and attempted to claim that Paul's fastest playing was with Mr Big.(!)
3.I know for a fact that the tapping part of 'one' is about 21 notes per second. This song is from an album that they 'researched', but they still said that 'Damage Inc' was faster at 19 notes per second.
4.Michael Angelo, who is relatively famous and can probably play faster than all the players on that list, wasn't 'researched'. (ditto Rusty Cooley, Francisco Farreri, George Bellas)
5.They disqualified Joe Satriani's pick tapping, but tapping is allowed. Why?

[BassTallica]

Originally posted by guitarg0d
very sad what happened to jason :(

where does that fit into anything??

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[imikeyi]

yep i heard of that guiness guy, if i remember correctly he isnt much of a guitar player at all; just fast

[Marz_guitarz]

Originally posted by BassTallica
where does that fit into anything??

-

We were talking about Jason Becker who in my opinion was the most capable guitarist that ever lived. He now can't even breathe on his own as he has Lou Gehrigs (not sure of the spelling) disease.

It is truly sad.


Marz

[BassTallica]

Originally posted by Marz_guitarz
We were talking about Jason Becker who in my opinion was the most capable guitarist that ever lived. He now can't even breathe on his own as he has Lou Gehrigs (not sure of the spelling) disease.

It is truly sad.


Marz

oo ok i didnt catch the beggining of that convo my fault

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[rifferm]

Ok, I know this is gonna sound really dumb,but who is jason becker? I've never heardof him

[JackasS sonNY]

I havnt heard of any Jason Becker.

When tapping, I can easily hit more then 10 notes per second, but I don't think I'll ever be able to do 20. I expected that Steve Vai would've had one of the fastest solos.

[Marz_guitarz]

Originally posted by ******* sonNY
I havnt heard of any Jason Becker.

When tapping, I can easily hit more then 10 notes per second, but I don't think I'll ever be able to do 20. I expected that Steve Vai would've had one of the fastest solos.
Attention all Guitarists.. If you have never heard Jason Becker play guitar go out and get "Perpetual Burn". In my opinion it is the most impressive guitar playing ever to grace earth.

He sounds like the Gand Master who I invision may have taught people like Via and malmsteen how to play.


Marz

[ibleedmarshall]

Satriani taught Vai....

[rifferm]

malmsteen was self taught...

[DontHaveAGuitar]

MAY have taught, he said. As a comparison.

[Mettra]

Originally posted by Marz_guitarz
Attention all Guitarists.. If you have never heard Jason Becker play guitar go out and get "Perpetual Burn". In my opinion it is the most impressive guitar playing ever to grace earth.

He sounds like the Gand Master who I invision may have taught people like Via and malmsteen how to play.


Marz

NO, NO, NO, NO! You've got it all WRONG!

Jason Becker is the alien that came to earth 4,000 years ago, invented the guitar, and practiced for 3,999 years to become The (capital t) master of guitar technique.

:D

Seriously though, Jason Becker is the most impressive player I have ever seen/heard in my life. If you wanna hear something awesome, find a clip of him playing Paganini's 5th Caprice. Perpetual Burn is awesome, also.

[rifferm]

hmmm, i shall try and find this perpetual burn

[ibleedmarshall]

Originally posted by rifferm
hmmm, i shall try and find this perpetual burn

Yeah, I'll check him out too

[BassTallica]

Originally posted by ******* sonNY
I havnt heard of any Jason Becker.

When tapping, I can easily hit more then 10 notes per second, but I don't think I'll ever be able to do 20. I expected that Steve Vai would've had one of the fastest solos.

hmmmm 10 per second .. thats a very long second

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[Andrew]

Originally posted by ******* sonNY
I havnt heard of any Jason Becker.

When tapping, I can easily hit more then 10 notes per second, but I don't think I'll ever be able to do 20. I expected that Steve Vai would've had one of the fastest solos.

Crank the metronome up to 100 and play something along the lines of this b--t10p5h8t10p5h8-- once for every click. That's 10 notes per second.

[JackasS sonNY]

Originally posted by ibleedmarshall
Satriani taught Vai....

And Kirk Hammet, and a bunch of other guys.

[JackasS sonNY]

Originally posted by BassTallica
hmmmm 10 per second .. thats a very long second

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I said when tapping!!!

[rifferm]

Originally posted by Mettra
NO, NO, NO, NO! You've got it all WRONG!

Jason Becker is the alien that came to earth 4,000 years ago, invented the guitar, and practiced for 3,999 years to become The (capital t) master of guitar technique.

:D

Seriously though, Jason Becker is the most impressive player I have ever seen/heard in my life. If you wanna hear something awesome, find a clip of him playing Paganini's 5th Caprice. Perpetual Burn is awesome, also.


Ok, I downloaded the song Perpetual Burn just to get a taste of Becker. Wow. I'm going to go to Best Buy either tomorrow or next week to see if I can find the cd Perpetual Burn. That was some awesome stuff

[Marz_guitarz]

Originally posted by ibleedmarshall
Satriani taught Vai....

I think we all know that. I meant he SOUNDS like who I would have imagined might have taught people like Via.


Marz

[popmusic_sux]

Originally posted by ******* sonNY
When tapping, I can easily hit more then 10 notes per second, but I don't think I'll ever be able to do 20. I expected that Steve Vai would've had one of the fastest solos.

Hey, outta curiosity, how long have you been playing?

[BassTallica]

Originally posted by ******* sonNY
I said when tapping!!!

i know what ya said... go back and read andrews post about the metronome

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[popmusic_sux]

IDK if it was mentioned, but Mr. Crowley. It's all done with the left hand. Simply incredible.

[rifferm]

Originally posted by popmusic_sux
IDK if it was mentioned, but Mr. Crowley. It's all done with the left hand. Simply incredible.

No tapping @ all??:confused: :eek:

[ibleedmarshall]

Originally posted by Marz_guitarz
I think we all know that. I meant he SOUNDS like who I would have imagined might have taught people like Via.


Marz

lol, sorry just making sure... kinda was out of it when I posted my statement

[popmusic_sux]

Originally posted by rifferm
No tapping @ all??:confused: :eek:

I'm not 100% sure but i think so...

[rifferm]

Originally posted by popmusic_sux
I'm not 100% sure but i think so...

ummm, wow

[Andrew]

I don't think it is, you know. Not the main solo anyway.

[Marz_guitarz]

Originally posted by ibleedmarshall
lol, sorry just making sure... kinda was out of it when I posted my statement

No sorry required friend.

gee wiz wish i could get out of it more often.


:D
Marz

[Kupo_Popo]

I used to think that guitar didnt get any better than Slash n Zakk!
Jason Becker is awesome tho!

I can play about 2 notes a second! I bet ure scared now! ;)

[guitardeam0n]

:eek: Jason Becker :eek: .......speechless

[perlman]

petrucci on the glass prison

[Rocket17]

Originally posted by rifferm
[No tapping @ all??


The Crowley solo has aboslutely NO tapping. Like popmusic_sux said, all left hand action there, just hammers, pulloffs, tremelo picking... & speed :) .

[rifferm]

Originally posted by Rocket17
The Crowley solo has aboslutely NO tapping. Like popmusic_sux said, all left hand action there, just hammers, pulloffs, tremelo picking... & speed :) .

Thats just sickening :)

[Rocket17]

Originally posted by rifferm
Thats just sickening


'Tis indeed... but what else would you expect from Randy? ;) .

[ibleedmarshall]

Originally posted by guitardeam0n
:eek: Jason Becker :eek: .......speechless


yeah Becker is amazing....

[rifferm]

Originally posted by Rocket17
'Tis indeed... but what else would you expect from Randy? ;) .

True, true

[guitardeam0n]

Has anyone seen the video clip of Speed kills featuring Michaeal Angelo of nitro? Its amazing....but im curious if its been computer edited. Theres a part when he starts to play but his fingering hand is on the opposite side of the fret board, the he switches back. He does it so quickly his hand blurs, but it looks fake. But then again he is Micheal Angelo.....

[kjll]

probibly micheal angelo he is a wild shredder but when i listen to him i want to kill myself becasue there is hardly and good melodic content at all, and if there is its played to fast to be heard...haha

[rifferm]

I keep hearing about this Michael Angelo, I'm thinking about downloading a song of his. Just for speeds sake. Dosen't sound like anything I'd want to constantly listen to if all he's doing is hitting notes at 200 mph. Any suggestions of songs?

[Mettra]

Originally posted by rifferm
I keep hearing about this Michael Angelo, I'm thinking about downloading a song of his. Just for speeds sake. Dosen't sound like anything I'd want to constantly listen to if all he's doing is hitting notes at 200 mph. Any suggestions of songs?

No Boundaries. Nuff said.

[guitardeam0n]

Michael Angelo- no boundaries, full force, time traveler

And i suggest to download some of his metal methods video clips
you can get them at www.metalmethods.com (http://www.metalmethods.com)

[guitardeam0n]

oops the link is

www.metalmethod.com (http://www.metalmethod.com)

[Blackwater_Park]

Everything Michael Angelo does is real (including that over/under trick). I know because I've seen him do it live, and I must say I never knew it was possible to go fast-forward in real life!:eek:

Oh yeah and every note he does is picked.

[Andrew]

Originally posted by guitardeam0n
Michael Angelo- no boundaries, full force, time traveler

And i suggest to download some of his metal methods video clips
you can get them at www.metalmethods.com (http://www.metalmethods.com)

I don't like time traveler at all. When I listen to it I want to throw up. No Boundaries has it's moments though.

[guitardeam0n]

Everything Michael Angelo does is real (including that over/under trick). I know because I've seen him do it live, and I must say I never knew it was possible to go fast-forward in real life!

Its almost unhuman like. Pure madness.

[homebrewer_99]

I read the thread about the lightning speed of Vai and all, but what about the fastest solo with succinctly CLEAR NOTES?

I still vote for Alvin Lee of Ten Years After.:)

Bill

[spike64]

steve vai is my favourite guitarist, but nowhere in the riddle is he playing 20.8 notes per second

unless they are counting overtones(i cant believe no one has brought them up yet)or they are counting when he is tremolo picking 2 notes,

id definatly say micheal angelo is the fastest, not out of every one on the planet but out of famous guitarists,

also if i slide from fret 1 to fret 21 in under a second that means im the worlds fastest guitarist:p

[Nightwish]

3 names:

Eddie Van Halen
Yngwie Malmsteen
Micheal Angelo (from nitro) if you watch this solo clip (speed kills on kazaa you will be amazed!)

[Cosey]

I like Angelo, when he plays things that are musical its a beautiful thing. I heard him do an interesting funk song once with shredding over the top, the bass player followed him at times with Pizzicato funk lines which was neat.

[flyin'_fingers]

I can sweep-pick 2 six-string arps in a sec which would account for 30 notes total(ex. I start out in A on the 6th string and do an Amaj arp all the way down and back and then move up to B and do another Bmaj arp down and back up). And I've heard my guitar prof stick 2 7-string arps in a sec which would account for 34 notes total(it's insane). But i hate it when everyone thinks a guitarist is great just because he can play fast. I always say "speed isnt everything, is what u can do with it".

[Mettra]

Originally posted by homebrewer_99
I read the thread about the lightning speed of Vai and all, but what about the fastest solo with succinctly CLEAR NOTES?

Michael Angelo has clear notes. Steve Vai has clear notes. Ditto Petrucci and Malmsteen.

[satch]

A real test would be to make all those who rated top 100
for speed is to make them all play on the same clean setting on the same amp and not use their picking hand at all and then judge them by volume,clean clear notes and speed.
Lynch would probably surprise some of you.
He said to increase his speed and strength he would place his index finger behind the neck and play with the remaining fingers.OUCH!!!!

[god_in_training]

A lot of you are probably going faster than you you think. I record myself using a recording program then cut out a strip that equals 1 second and then I I slow it down so I can count the notes. With some of my licks I am getting over 15 notes a second. I didn't think I was going that fast.

[wixedmords]

I remember Yngwie and Paul Gilbert fighting this out in the 80's, when Gilbert was with RacerX. But, Vinnie Vincent was just smokin' too. That pink VV model Jackson is still smokin' today I believe.

[guitardeam0n]

Originally posted by god_in_training
A lot of you are probably going faster than you you think. I record myself using a recording program then cut out a strip that equals 1 second and then I I slow it down so I can count the notes. With some of my licks I am getting over 15 notes a second. I didn't think I was going that fast.

Of you could take a metronome and lets say you were playing 16th notes at 150 BPM. Uh, well i forgot the math to come up with how man y notes per second you are playing but its possibel (sp)( holy crap i think striaght today)

[kirk_ham]

this is tough... i really couldnt say because it would be very hard to be exact with speeds without using a metronome to work it all out.
i cant be bothered to think about it. i think mayb malmsteen but i dont know...

[orni01]

Originally posted by fizz
John Petrucci, who is he, ive heard he is good?
(obviouisly since youve mentioned him as well..) but yea, could you fill me in?

John Petrucci is a fu**ing great guitarist. You can hear him in his master band Dream Theater or in his side-project Liquid Tension Experiment. He plays progressive-rock-metal. If you want to hear some fast Petrucci playing, get this from Kazaa:
Title: John Petrucci Guitar Solo
Length: 26:12

[Metallicka]

Originally posted by Rocket17
The Crowley solo has aboslutely NO tapping. Like popmusic_sux said, all left hand action there, just hammers, pulloffs, tremelo picking... & speed :) .

Wow, I haven't seen the tab and I've prolly only heard the song 10 times but the start of that solo sounds like the start of kirk's main solo in one so I presumed it was tapping and kirk ripped it off.

[sum1]

yeah that is tapping but krik has still gotta be up there on fastest solo'ers

[Huh?]

What about Dick Dale? The Pulp Fiction theme. He does the whole surfer sound and that theme from Pulp Fiction has pretty fast picking in it.

Also inhuman guitarist ability..is it something anyone can learn overtime is it something that only a few are gifted enough to learn and master?

[kirk_ham]

i pretty sure with enough dedication an practice anybody can play very fast.

[orni01]

Originally posted by Levinson Blade
The worlds fastest guitarist (Total Guitar November 2001)

1.Steve Vai, The riddle 20.8 Notes per Second

2. George Lynch, Wicked Sensation 19.8 NPS

3.Kirk Hammet, Damage inc 19 NPS

4.Paul Gilbert, addicted to that rush 18.8NPS

5. EVH, You really got me 18.7NPS

6. Joe Satriani, The mystical potato head grove 17.6NPS

7.Nuno Battencourt, He-Man Woman Hater 17NPS

8.Yngwie Malmsteen, Far beyond the sun 16.8NPS

9. Marty Friedman, Ashes in your mouth 15NPS

10. Steve Morse, Tumeni Notes 14NPS

These are taken from the fastest passages in each song Vai playing 20.8 per second is unbelievable I cant play 20 notes in a week LOL

I can play 16 notes per second (It's a little bit hard, but I can)and I pick them all. Plus, I'm only 14 so I'm going to tell you that 20 notes per second sure sounds like REALLY FAST but I'm pretty sure most of you can play 20 notes per second. Just try, put your metronome at 60 beats per minutes and play as fast as you can. You'll be surprise. If you don't have a metronome, www.metronomeonline.com

[Mettra]

Originally posted by orni01
I can play 16 notes per second

It's not hard, but applying it musically in a song and being famous enough to be put into these little 'Fastest this or that' or whatnot IS hard.

[orni01]

being famous surely IS hard, but the title of the article is THE WORLD'S FASTEST GUITARIST and Steve Vai isn't the world's fastest guitarist with only 20.8 notes per second

[orni01]

You could just play as many notes as you want chromaticaly very fast in a song and you would be faster than 20.8 NPE

[sum1]

i dont think that list was fully accurate lol.. malmsteen gotta play faster then that.. and hammet owns and dmg inc is one hell of a song but i thought there were many faster??

then again i dont listen to a lot of that stuff so i dunno

[orni01]

John Petrucci, Michael Angelo, Paul Gilbert and many more play IMO a lot faster than Steve Vai, the #1 on this list.

[wild_axeman]

Steve Morse has the best right hand on that list.

Speed? Who cares!

Those other players are sweeping,Morse is picking.

EVH is tapping.

And who picked those songs?

[orni01]

what are you talking about, just go get the song John Petrucci Guitar Solo and you'll see that he isn't SWEEPING like you said. Every single notes he's playing he picks them. And I already read an interview with Steve Morse and he said Petrucci had a right hand from hell so don't say that Petrucci, Angelo and the others are sweeping when you don't know what you're talking about

[wild_axeman]

It was a generalization about the players on the list.

I've never heard Petrucci so I really can't comment on him.
Nor have I heard Angelo.

I know Petrucci and Morse are friends and that Petrucci admires Morse's playing.

I wasn't dissing anyone so lighten up.

My point is that who cares who's the fastest and also that alot of those solos on that list have alot of legato going on and that strict picking and legato are not the same animal.

[orni01]

Well it seems that a lot of people care if you look at all the replies in this thread

[sum1]

thats why i respect hammet.. cause he normally does indivudal notes instead of sweep picking.. and he plays damn fast and has feeling in a lot of his solos

like from what i heard about malmsteen its all diminished scales or something (all of his songs) with sweep picking

[orni01]

Yeah but sweep picking is hard to master if you want to go as fast as they go

[wild_axeman]

Well it seems that a lot of people care if you look at all the replies in this thread

It's an old thread.

Yeah but sweep picking is hard to master if you want to go as fast as they go

So is picking arpeggios.



like from what i heard about malmsteen its all diminished scales or something (all of his songs) with sweep picking

Malmsteen tries to mix classical purity with heavy metal.He followed in the footsteps of alot of great european players.That's what they grew up with over there and so that's in their ear.He has a very specific sound in mind and that's what he likes,thats his style.Listen to some of his solos sometime.He's brilliant and there's tons of feel in them.Because he mixes classical and metal it comes off a little rigid to some people.It's like the 5th of Beethoven doesn't have as much feel as SRV.I think people really miss the point.

Everyone nowdays are too close minded about music.Everything is an altruism to them.If Yngwie didn't play the way he wanted to then he'd play the way someone else wants him to and play Jazz or Country music instead of his own thing.Randy Rhoads mixed classical and metal too but Randy used pentatonics alot more than Yngwie (who does use them on ocassion) and so he had one more element in their which is kind of a 70's rock (or classic rock) mixed in their with the classical and modernistic metal.I think it's because he was with Ozzy that he used pentatonics just a little bit more as a tip of the hat to Sabbath and because it fit with Ozzy a little better that way.

But people piss me off with their broad and idiotic statements like "all punk sucks" or "fast playing lacks feeling" or "only pentatonic playing or blues playing has feeling" and that sort of crap.It's like anyone who uses sustain and feedback can be hailed as the next supreme master of "feeling". :rolleyes:

It can't all sound the same.It would be boring if everybody had the same style and approach.I prefer some surprises.Likewise everything can't be new and fresh and exciting.Some new approaches just sound like dung.Especially when everybody is copying eachother as much as they are these days.I don't think there's an original singer left in the world.Okay,maybe a couple but they are a rare breed.

[orni01]

so what it's an old thread and I never mentioned anything about picking arpeggios so shut up

[wild_axeman]

Stop crying punk.Shut your n00b a$$ up!

[orni01]

**** you

[wild_axeman]

get a grip sissy

[orni01]

eat you f u ck ing s hit

[wild_axeman]

Such a hostile little n00b!

Pop your prozac,b!tch

[orni01]

shut up, gay

[wild_axeman]

Oh so your a homo

[orni01]

you're gay, go suck your father's dick
:o ========8

[wild_axeman]

:D Ha Ha Ha Ha,die !!

[orni01]

you're laughing at what you do to your father every night?

[wild_axeman]

You're going to get banned,you know that don't you? :)

[orni01]

no I'm not

[wild_axeman]

Defiant little n00b!

[orni01]

and if I am I'll come back with another name

[wild_axeman]

Just proves that you're an a$$! :D

[orni01]

But I won't be banned because of that. thats nothing

[wild_axeman]

Keep it up punk.

[orni01]

how long have you benn playing guitar?

[wild_axeman]

GO back under your bridge you smelly troll.

[orni01]

????? where did you get that, in your father's ass?

[wild_axeman]

^keep talking dumb a$$ :D

[orni01]

you're not any better you're always replying

[wild_axeman]

Drop dead TROLL

[sum1]

ok now back to the actual thread.. i have a great varied taste in music.. i practically listen to everything except country and a few other styles..

i havent listened to much malmsteen though and thats what i heard about him just a bunch of diminished things

[orni01]

wanna join?

[Caddie Gone Mad]

That's the most pathetic argument I've ever seen, and I use the term argument loosely. Its more of a 2nd grade sissy fight.

[wild_axeman]

He's TROLLing :rolleyes: <sigh>...troublesome n00bs

[BassTallica]

i leave for 3 days and you people go nutts... well now that Flea is back to restor order...

im going to agree with whom ever mentioned Battery befor!

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[Jamezo]

is the real flea on these forums!?!?!?!?! :eek:






hahahhahahahahahaha

this is getting old...

[flyin'_fingers]

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[BassTallica]

Originally posted by flyin'_fingers
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my thoughts exactly :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

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[Jamezo]

where's sonny when you need him?

[Metallicka]

I thought Paul Gilbert was supposed to be the fastest player in the world.

[BassTallica]

Originally posted by Jamezo
where's sonny when you need him?

playing with his toy cars

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[Mettra]

Originally posted by Metallicka
I thought Paul Gilbert was supposed to be the fastest player in the world.

?

[Metallicka]

I've seen him play extremely fast and I've seen it written in guitar mags "Paul Gilbert, the fastest guitarist in the world™"

[orni01]

Guitar One Magazine voted Michael the no. 1 Shredder of ALL TIME in their April 2003 issue. Other notable guitarists that made the top 10 were John Petrucci, Paul Gilbert, Buckethead, (the late, great) Shawn Lane and Yngwie Malmsteen.

[orni01]

Michael is Michael Angelo Batio

[Metallicka]

Heh, I was thinking schenker before you said, don't know why.