The 50 Fastest Guitarists of All Time
Nov 26th, 2008 by Guitar MX Admin
Guitar World has recently published their list of the 50 Fastest Guitarists of All Time. This list first appeared in the July 2008 print edition of Guitar World Magazine. The list covers a wide range of genres, from metal to rockabilly.
Someone put these together in a series of videos. Here’s part 1.
Here’s the complete list in no particular order, including the signature song from each guitarist.
- Trey Azagthoth: Summoning Redemption
- Mick Barr: Part 1
- Michael Angelo Batio: Full Force
- Jason Becker: Seranna
- Buckethead: Nottingham Lace
- Dimebag Darrell: Cowboys from Hell
- Paco de Lucia: Rio Ancho
- Marty Friedman: Hangar 18
- Synyster Gates: Eternal Rest
- Danny Gatton: Elmira Street Boogie
- Paul Gilbert: Scarified
- John5: The Washing Away of Wrong
- The Great Kat: The Flight of the Bumble Bee
- Richie Kotzen: You Can’t Save Me
- Alexi Laiho: Needled 24/7
- Shawn Lane: Savitri
- Albert Lee: Country Boy
- Alvin Lee: I’m Going Home
- Jeff Loomis: Born
- Les Paul: Lover (When You’re Near Me)
- Django Reinhardt: After You’ve Gone
- Randy Rhoads: Crazy Train
- Joe Satriani: Satch Boogie
- Chuck Schuldiner: Pull the Plug
- Alex Skolnick: Practice What You Preach
- Timo Tolkki: Speed of Light
- Herman Li & Sam Totman: Through the Fire and Flames
- Steve Vai: Passion and Warfare Passion and Warfare
- Eddie Van Halen: Eruption
- Ben Weinman: 43% Burnt
- Johnny Winter: Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
- Allan Holdsworth: Fred
- Al Di Meola: Race with the Devil on Spanish Highway
- Frank Gambale: 6 .8 Shaker
- Johnny Hiland: Orange Blossom Special
- Cary and Larry Parks: You Really Got Me
- Jimmy Olander: The Ballad of Conley and Billy (The Proof is in the Pickin’)
- Jimmy Bryant: China Boy
- Cliff Gallup: Race with the Devil
- Joe Maphis: Flying Fingers : Flying Fingers
- Chris Impellitteri: 17th Century Chicken Pickin’
- Guy Mann-Dude: Legend of the Loch Ness
- Maestro Alex Gregory: Heavy Metal Mandolin Boogie
- Vinnie Moore: Lifeforce
- Uli Jon Roth: Sails of Charon
You can read more about this list here.
[...] MX Blog » Blog Archive » The 50 Fastest Guitarists of All Time unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptA Blog for Guitar Players and [...]
What about that guy Tiago Della Vega from Guitar Bassman’s blog who currently holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for Fastest Guitar Player in the World? He is amazing! How come he is not on the list?