Originally Posted by: SuperhumanYeah but there are plenty of shred players who play incredibly fast AND sound good too. My opinion is that to be a 'great' guitarist you need to be able to play soulfully even at blazing speeds. You only get to that level by being able to play soulfully at a slow pace first. Shred runs work best in small doses, the guys who play at the same picking speed from start to finish get boring pretty quickly.

I agree shred runs work best in small dose's mabey because thats all i can do also :( But then again. You dont truely relise the speed if its Flat out the whole song but with slower parts it will emphasize the fast parts, making them noticable and more tastful