[cshude]

Stumbled across this ridiculously fast shredder and figured I'd give a link for Jess to check out:
YouTube - Matthew Mills Neoclassical Rock Guitar Player

[X4StringDrive]

Great solo....yep, turn the volume "so low" you can't hear it and...kidding...just kidding. Not my fav but I would like "some" of that speed in these old fingers of mine.

[cshude]

I'm with you- I'm not big into shredding, but I was definitely impressed with that kind of speed.

[knight46]

That was some kind of speed but I think that the 347th note was a little flat

[Stratrat]

Originally Posted by knight46

That was some kind of speed but I think that the 347th note was a little flat

It was kinda hard for me to tell - the 347th note came about 0:03 into the song and was only 0.000000179 seconds long. Besides which, I have a hard time even telling if their guitars are even in tune, let alone if a note is sharp or flat - no melody whatsover, just "wheedly wheedly wheedly".

He's definitely fast, but I'd much rather to listen to some nice tasty melodic licks like this guy:

YouTube - Arlo West "Oasis"

[cshude]

Nice one, stratrat- that was def sweet playing. Definitely more up my alley as well.

[X4StringDrive]

Yes Stratrat, hold it right there...the stations coming in clear now, Thanks

[PepticDust]

I like solos like this. Both the one at the beginning and the one at 3:24.

I can appreciate the fast solos as well as the melodic solos. I prefer ones that do a mix of both. This is just my opinion but I find both the busy solos and the slow ones tend to follow a formula. Fast ones you play a scale well.........fast. The slow melodic ones, you pick a rhythm, usually something similar to the rhythm in the song, throw a few bends here and there. That's not to say that solos are easy. Both ways you need an excellent understanding of the instrument. But in the end, if I listen to one or the other too much, I tend to get bored (which can happen during the song if the solo goes on for too long).