Top 10 Most Insane Shred Guitarists
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These shredders will melt your face off! Welcome to WatchMojo.com and today we’ll be taking a look at our picks for the top 10 Insane Shred Guitarists! Taking no prisoners on the fretboard, these guitar wizards such as Buckethead, Michael Angelo Batio, John Petrucci, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman, Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen set the bar for guitar mastery in the late 80s and early 90s, making up a style of music that has come to be known simply as Shred. Did your favorite shredder appear on the list? Let us know in the comments!
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00:50 #10: Marty Friedman
01:45 #9: Paul Gilbert
02:47 #8: Joe Satriani
04:00 #7: Jason Becker
05:09 #6: John Petrucci
06:14 #5: Buckethead
07:15 #4: Michael Angelo Batio
08:22 #3, #2 & #1: ????
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Listen to these people shred for yourself!
Inferno – Marty Friedman https://goo.gl/PuujpY
Electric Sea – Buckethead https://goo.gl/VhqjK5
Passion And Warfare – Steve Vai https://goo.gl/wTKXLG
Herman Li from DragonForce
I came for Vai
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Shawn Lane; honorable mention?!?!? Interview any of the guitarists on your list and ask them if they are better than Shawn Lane and then go fuck yourself!…and Paul Gilbert????? not on the list??????
Why isn't John 5 on this list?
I would have switched 1 and 2
Well, very impressive. The problem I have with those "Shredders": they sound all nearly the same, the play almost the same. It's like a space race of mad rockets. I prefer "real" musicians like Eric Clapton, John McLaughlin, Steve Hackett and George Harrison.
Herman Li?
Shawn Lane deserved to be at the top of this list…
Shredding is bullshit. Has it ever revolutionized rock like Punk Rock or The Beatles?
What about andy larocque?
"GET READY TO SET FIRE TO THOSE FRET BOARDS, BOYS AND GIRLS !!!"
BUT WHAT ABOUT THIS GUY AND THAT GUY???? they could only pick 10, people!
I bet I could beat the karate girl at 1:18 in a fight
Lol no mention of Hendrix. What an insult.
No mention of Steve Morse. EVH was in awe of Steve Morse.
What about Nuno Bettencourt?
the one and only malmsteen
If Kirk Hammat did more solos he would easily be top 10 hands down
Vinnie Moore, Tony MacAlpine, Shawn Lane?
There should have been SYNYSTER GATES AND JACKY Vincent
The narrator kind of just ruined this entire video….
Friedman 10 are you retarded?
Guthrie Govan anyone?
What about Herman Lee? He plays faster and more insane and crazier than all the other guitarists on this list. Have you heard through the fire and the flames? But these guitar players are really good though, but not as fast as Herman Lee 🙂
Excuse me. Where is Jason Richardson? Rick Graham? Sarah Longfield? TOSIN FRIGGING ABASI
no Mick mars or Carlos Chavazo
not impressed by Marty Freidman, Did a good job on tornado though. Paul Gilbert? My buddy. grew up with the guy. Satriani, Vai, and Halen all have the same deal on my list. All equally good. Becker shouldn't be there because he just does sweeps. Petrucci deserves to be there yet no mention of Portnoy but hey, he was a drummer. Buckethead? Can't comment. Batio? Again. all sweeps. I knew Halen would show up in there. Vai of course at #2. Don't know why Eric Johnson wasn't on there. Ynwie at #1? Seriously?
Just my opinion.
Where is Kirk Hammett
Jason Richardson is probably the best for his age. Guy is just insane
Um, no Herman Li?
Synyster Gatres…. No? Ok
I love Steve Vai every time and nothing else but agree YJM is always the king.
Glad Shawn Lane was mentioned period, but for me he is #1. I've never seen anyone play as fast or as precisely as him ever.
where is rusty? :O
Guys, you can't take their list seriously. They can't even pronounce the names correctly. Michael Angelo Bait-eo?
who's the black guy shreading in the beginning of the video. I love how +WatchMojo.com doesn't even mention that dude
I'm sorry everyone but fuck Joe satriani
Where the FUCK is Dimebag!!!
Steve vai is one of my guitar heroes, went to see him in glasgow some time ago for the 25th anniversary tour for his most famous album passion and warfare, and it was the first show of the tour and it was the first time he ever played the album all the way through. It was amazing
John5 ?
u missed jimmy hendrix
where tf Herman Li?
Dimebag darrell
The problem with this list is it every guitarist is trying to sound as good or better than Jimi Hendrix.