Dejan S. No speed limit
The wildest guitar player

My favorite would definitly be Zakk Wylde. For the first, he looks like he´s one of those cavemans, second, he drinks ´bout 20 l beer (I´m not sure about that but it wouldn´t suprise me), third, his guitar playn´ is absolutly wild and fourth his surname describes him perfectlly.
# 1

I like Angus young cause he runs around and headbangs like crazy. Pete Townshend is cool cause he started the whole windmill thing, as well as guitar smashing.
And God said, 'Let there be rock!'
-And it was good
-And it was good
# 2

Either Pete Townsend or Dimebag Darrell.
Rock and roll ain't noise pollution, but it can get pretty crappy these days.
# 3

All those players are wild players...especially Zakk Wylde who I've been listening to since he joined Ozzy. I believe he was hired in 87 but No Rest For The Wicked came out in 88 (When I first heard Zakk's killer playing)
I started learning guitar because of Randy Rhoads..but Yngwie J. Malmsteen is my biggest influence.
# 4

I think Dimebag Darrel, but i have a comment. I like Zakk Wylde and i think he kicks you know, but i think that he has black label society just to show off. I mean he can if he wants too but, i saw him at ozzfest all his songs are, are solo's. But oh well he rocks.
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# 5

Right on aiwass! I totally agree with you. Of course bleedthru, his solos will be longer live...it's "LIVE". Have a listen to the actual recordings. Every guitarist I have ever met that complains about soloing too much lacks the technique to solo like those guys playing those type of solos. It's just jelousy. (And believe me I have met many many guitar players...I worked in a music store and went to G.I.T.). Yet you'll never hear me tell the guy that he sucks (Maybe behind his back...but never to his face...I don't believe in that)
I started learning guitar because of Randy Rhoads..but Yngwie J. Malmsteen is my biggest influence.
# 6

Pete townsend (for the whole guitar smashing), Hendrix (again for the smashing, AND the burning, and the great gritty-roar of a guitar sound, which later guitarist like Yingwie took and steralised, which was a shame)... One of the sonic youth boys has to be in there... Iggy Pop (he does play guitar even though he's not know for it, but he's miles ahead, for the whole rolling around on broken glass, and smearing peanut butter on himself... I saw him on tv recently, he was in his mid fifties at the time, and he made a lot of much younger lead singers look like rugs on valium, the Guy refused to stay on the same spot, and he staged dived... goddam)... Kurt Cobain (though the not most technically gifted, he has some great riffs, and great live sound, wich is raw and gritty, oh yeah and how could i forget the smashing)..
# 7

Why is it such a shame Yngwie did that? He's every bit as good as Hendrix and is also technically better. He's also every bit as good of a performer as Hendrix ever was (Ever been to one of his live shows?(I doubt it)) Don't get me wrong I love Hendrix too. Besides Yngwie has a way better clean tone than Hendrix ever did thanks to technology. And anyone that says Yngwie does not play with feeling has NEVER EVER giving him a seriouse listen. And all of that BS about a person playing with more feeling with one bent note than a person who plays a bunch of fast notes is CRAP!
(How come no one ever says that about a symphony) Yngwie does all three (plays bent notes for long periods of time, plays fast, and has also played with a symphony before). To be able to play with a symphony tells a lot about a musician.
(How come no one ever says that about a symphony) Yngwie does all three (plays bent notes for long periods of time, plays fast, and has also played with a symphony before). To be able to play with a symphony tells a lot about a musician.
I started learning guitar because of Randy Rhoads..but Yngwie J. Malmsteen is my biggest influence.
# 8

"Why is it such a shame Yngwie did that?"
because he was the forerunner for the shredders, and his sound was to use an ultra clean tone... it's like eating one lump of stuff with no texture with just flavour.. And the shredders took that frome there.. I do like clean tone some times, but not ALL the time..
Voodoo chile has a wonderful gut-busting guitar roar, and as much as lot of shredders refuse to accept, the NOISE of the instrument is vital for the overall sound... Listen to Yingiwie, it's technically good, but the tone is os-so middle of the road, and has the tone is totally lacking in charecter...
Dont get me wrong, I'm always working to play FASTER, but i certainly would avoid using his tone... I love the sound of 100 head going through a marshall cab...
I'm not a fan of the 80's shreding, It's mostly due to the excessive and predictable use of pinched harmonics.. it's just *low riff... screaming harmonic, riff.... screaming harmonic, high extended riff, sometimes with an e-bow*, it's not wholly imaginative..
THat's why i like "noise" bands (have a listen to The WORST, Ten beson, Alec empire, my bloody valentine)... Plus thier song writing talent never sees the light of day.. With exception of slayer, but then again i'm not a big fan of slayer..
I didn't comment at all about playing (but no i dont like his playing either, but that's a wholly different subject).
Are you a session musicain by the way? (just an observation: I've found it a trend amoung session musicains, that i cant explain to them Sonic Youth for example... they're very technically minded..)
[Edited by educatedfilm on 09-12-2002 at 01:20 PM]
because he was the forerunner for the shredders, and his sound was to use an ultra clean tone... it's like eating one lump of stuff with no texture with just flavour.. And the shredders took that frome there.. I do like clean tone some times, but not ALL the time..
Voodoo chile has a wonderful gut-busting guitar roar, and as much as lot of shredders refuse to accept, the NOISE of the instrument is vital for the overall sound... Listen to Yingiwie, it's technically good, but the tone is os-so middle of the road, and has the tone is totally lacking in charecter...
Dont get me wrong, I'm always working to play FASTER, but i certainly would avoid using his tone... I love the sound of 100 head going through a marshall cab...
I'm not a fan of the 80's shreding, It's mostly due to the excessive and predictable use of pinched harmonics.. it's just *low riff... screaming harmonic, riff.... screaming harmonic, high extended riff, sometimes with an e-bow*, it's not wholly imaginative..
THat's why i like "noise" bands (have a listen to The WORST, Ten beson, Alec empire, my bloody valentine)... Plus thier song writing talent never sees the light of day.. With exception of slayer, but then again i'm not a big fan of slayer..
I didn't comment at all about playing (but no i dont like his playing either, but that's a wholly different subject).
Are you a session musicain by the way? (just an observation: I've found it a trend amoung session musicains, that i cant explain to them Sonic Youth for example... they're very technically minded..)
[Edited by educatedfilm on 09-12-2002 at 01:20 PM]
# 9

Not a session player in the sense but I have been asked and have played on other peoples albums (No one famous by the way)
Right now I'm in two different bands:
Divine Intervention (A Slayer Tribute band)
Cydonia (An original progmetal metal band)
Right now I'm in two different bands:
Divine Intervention (A Slayer Tribute band)
Cydonia (An original progmetal metal band)
I started learning guitar because of Randy Rhoads..but Yngwie J. Malmsteen is my biggest influence.
# 10

Cydonia is heavily influenced by Tristania
I started learning guitar because of Randy Rhoads..but Yngwie J. Malmsteen is my biggest influence.
# 11

Tristania? need more info... please?
Aiwass: i agree... that's one reason that i dont like his playing too much.. but to be fair i dont like alot of shreders.. LOL
I've just realized summit, you name is actually quite close to my initials... Aiwaimm,hmmm, disturbing
Aiwass: i agree... that's one reason that i dont like his playing too much.. but to be fair i dont like alot of shreders.. LOL
I've just realized summit, you name is actually quite close to my initials... Aiwaimm,hmmm, disturbing
# 12

Honstly, I´m a VERY VERY BIG 80-s FAN but when it comes to Yngwie here´s the deal:
His first 3 albums, Rising Force, Marching Out and Triology are one of the best guitar work ever done (especially Rising Force). There are some good songs that he done later but they are few. I only like Rising Force(Oddysey), Fire And Ice (song not album), Seventh Sign is amazing, Never Day is ok and Hangar 18 Area 51 is good. I have maby missed a few but who cares.
When it comes to concerts, well ther´s the biggest difference. During the mid 80-s Yngwie was very fun to watch, the style the blazing speed and it was never too much. He played pretty long solos than aswell but in the 90-s he became pretty boring to watch. First of all he got to damn fat, and than it was like well I don´t care if it´s vocal there I will do a solo over it anyway and the result is solo in 5 fu*ckin´ minutes. I´m definitly not jelous because there are not many shredders out there who like to hear a 5 min. speed solo, that sucks and it´s so boring too. But in the 80-s he would play same stuff but only for about 1-2 min, and that´s awsome to watch ´cause it´s never gets too much.
Now there are some players who can play 5 min. guitar solos and keep it cool all the time. One of them is John Petrucci who usualy start extremly slow (lot of bends and slides). It usualy lasts for about 2 min but it´s very nice to listen. Than he moves on to kin of rock solos (medium speed) and finish it all with, I think you know. But Yngwie would probably start fast and finish it even faster.
His first 3 albums, Rising Force, Marching Out and Triology are one of the best guitar work ever done (especially Rising Force). There are some good songs that he done later but they are few. I only like Rising Force(Oddysey), Fire And Ice (song not album), Seventh Sign is amazing, Never Day is ok and Hangar 18 Area 51 is good. I have maby missed a few but who cares.
When it comes to concerts, well ther´s the biggest difference. During the mid 80-s Yngwie was very fun to watch, the style the blazing speed and it was never too much. He played pretty long solos than aswell but in the 90-s he became pretty boring to watch. First of all he got to damn fat, and than it was like well I don´t care if it´s vocal there I will do a solo over it anyway and the result is solo in 5 fu*ckin´ minutes. I´m definitly not jelous because there are not many shredders out there who like to hear a 5 min. speed solo, that sucks and it´s so boring too. But in the 80-s he would play same stuff but only for about 1-2 min, and that´s awsome to watch ´cause it´s never gets too much.
Now there are some players who can play 5 min. guitar solos and keep it cool all the time. One of them is John Petrucci who usualy start extremly slow (lot of bends and slides). It usualy lasts for about 2 min but it´s very nice to listen. Than he moves on to kin of rock solos (medium speed) and finish it all with, I think you know. But Yngwie would probably start fast and finish it even faster.
Dejan S. No speed limit
# 13

Well...me for one...and I'm sure others as well.
I may come off only liking speed (Although it does hold a special place in my heart)..I do like slower pieces from the 50's on. My grandparents turned me onto Les Paul and Mary Ford, and swing and jazz of that era when I was younger. I love many bands from that generation as well.
I also like Southern rock and modern country as well.
I may come off only liking speed (Although it does hold a special place in my heart)..I do like slower pieces from the 50's on. My grandparents turned me onto Les Paul and Mary Ford, and swing and jazz of that era when I was younger. I love many bands from that generation as well.
I also like Southern rock and modern country as well.
I started learning guitar because of Randy Rhoads..but Yngwie J. Malmsteen is my biggest influence.
# 14

Dimebag is definitely a ****in crazy ass guitarist...he shreds out some great ****...but there are also a lot of guitarists no one talks about, like pat o'brien and jack owens of cannible corpse, chuck schuldiner formerly of Death, and many more....but corpses guitarists and dimebag and kerry king and jeff hanneman of slayer are 4 of the most insane riffers...
# 15
I think I would throw Jimmy Page in here, too. I love how sometimes his solos sound like he's losing the beat and that he's just about to fall out of time, then he kicks it into gear and gets right back on top of it... I don't know if anyone else knows what I mean...
... and that's all I have to say about that.
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# 17

angus young is pretty crazy...they no one as crazy as me hahahaj/k...for stage presence id have to say the dudes from slipknot are the craziest.. for technical **** buckethead comes to mind...hes pretty nutty
oh and by the way drinkin 20 beers in one nite is not that wild.. i can do that and im only 18
oh and by the way drinkin 20 beers in one nite is not that wild.. i can do that and im only 18
i am the shredder
# 18

no im not i wish i was!!...then id be livin at least near to meshuggah!...but i live in newmarket. its a suburb of Toronoto ontario canada...represent represent BLOP BLOP!!
YOU?
YOU?
i am the shredder
# 19

hahaha naw naw...canadians are just as good TRUST me hehehe even tho are beer is kinda light.. (the average id say 6%)im also irish and germany
so CANADIAN IRISH GERMAN...killer drinkin combo:) tee hee
but imma pot head...i can out smoke anyone on this earth..cept those crazy indians:)
so CANADIAN IRISH GERMAN...killer drinkin combo:) tee hee
but imma pot head...i can out smoke anyone on this earth..cept those crazy indians:)
i am the shredder
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