The Official Awesome 80s Shred Guitar Thread!

[JayB]

Yeah you guys don't even know how much Dime had an influence on my fuckign LIFE. I heard Fucking Hostile when I was FOUR. Really pissed I never got to see them once.
((((

I can live through you guys' stories I guess.

PS. THIS THREAD DOES WORK!

Dime fucking rules , I saw Damageplan 3 days before Dime was killed. He rocked that night ! Glad I made that show because friends of mine didn't go and then regretted they would never get the chance again

 

[guitarguru777]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbIpoevZogc

SYKES IN THE FUCKING MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chryst Krispies]

What? How old (young) are you dude

P.S. Murphy and Jake E. Lee rock.

I just turned 21 in July. :Spin:

Sykes rules.!!!

 

[iekobrid]

I <3 John Sykes' singing and songwriting and rhythm playing, but post-Whitesnake his 'shredding' is almost always the least enjoyable part of the song.

 

[grywolf627]

Sykes is awesome!! Fantastic playing and feel, great sounds, and one of the best vibratos in all of guitardom.

 

[iekobrid]

Major props to JS's vibrato and bends, definitely. Close my eyes and I swear I'm listening to a guitar with a floating trem.

 

[grywolf627]

Triple Axe Attack of Leatherwolf

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBNF5EdjtHw&feature=search[/ame]

 

[Chryst Krispies]

That song has some killer riffs^

Never listened to them before.

 

[sprack]

I always liked Glenn Tiptons work.

 

[ATLA]

My contribution:

firkins!
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fcqoNtM2_M&feature=related[/ame]

johnson!

 

[P-E]

The epic solo in Painkiller
almost brings me to tears
due to its
epicness.

 

[EerieVon]

this song doesn't really represent but Warren Dimartini/Ratt

 

[D.Vial]

It doesn't get more 80' than this

 

[guitarguru777]

Now this was the shit! Ibanez NAMM Jam 1993

Satch
Vai
Gilbert
Beach
Lane
Timmons
Skolnick

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbPpeThU5CA&feature=related[/ame]

(Notice gilbert is playing lefty, he SANG his solo through the pickups ....lol

 

[JonWormwood]

Now this was the shit! Ibanez NAMM Jam 1993

Satch
Vai
Gilbert
Beach
Lane
Timmons
Skolnick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbPpeThU5CA&feature=related

(Notice gilbert is playing lefty, he SANG his solo through the pickups ....lol

I watched the video where he's doing a seminar of sorts explaining why he did. Awesome dude.

I'm listening to rising force and every tune is great.

 

[Lasse Lammert]

watch all his videos:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHKuQ7h1bNM&feature=related[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ_dawPc3Xw&feature=related[/ame]

he's got a very unique and interesting style.
loving his finger+pick+whammy picking

EDIT: just saw recemgsol mentioned him already.
he's way underrated (not recemgsol, firkins I mean of course)

 

[grywolf627]

Glad to see some love for Michael Lee Firkins. A VERY underrated guitarist. I was just about to mention him and was glad to see someone beat me to it.

Another underrated guitarist and a student of Randy Rhoads: Chet Thompson of Hellion. I never liked the singer but was always a pleasure to listen to the guitar work. (solo starts around 2:34)

 

[Boerboel666]

Can't forget Eddie the guy is a genius without doubt , love VH early shit .
Also I don't see Dime as an 80's guitar hero but since he got a mention
I have to say he is the shit and always will be .

 

[grywolf627]

Here's a Dime solo for you. Except back then, it wasn't Dimebag...it was Diamond. This has got to be my favorite solo from him. The first time I heard it it gave me goosebumps...and 20 something years later, it still does.

 

[Skinny Viking]

Really?

Do I REALLY have to be the 1st one to mention Friedman in this thread?

After 3 fucking pages?


[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mhl5FllnbM&feature=related[/ame]