The Official Awesome 80s Shred Guitar Thread!

[Skinny Viking]

another one you guys may or may not know ....


I know the album came out in 92 but he'd been circulating for about 6 years beforehand so I still think of him as 80s based

 

[grywolf627]

Really?

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

After 3 fucking pages?

We were saving it just for you. I like Marty, but was always more of a Jason fan, especially during Cacaphony. My favorite:



I'm posting way too much in this thread.

Edit: Never heard of Bernd Steidl. Interesting stuff!

 

[Skinny Viking]

We were saving it just for you. I like Marty, but was always more of a Jason fan, especially during Cacaphony. My favorite:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k5-3eKwr5A

I'm posting way too much in this thread.

Oh don't get me wrong ... Becker was and still is the be all, end all of guitarists in my opinion. I much preferred a lot of what he did in Cacophony vs Marty.

Funny enough I was just subjecting my wife to that cd over the weekend
This one was my favorite from the cd

 

[grywolf627]

...Funny enough I was just subjecting my wife to that cd over the weekend

She should be thanking you for the college level musical appreciation course.

 

[Skinny Viking]

She should be thanking you for the college level musical appreciation course.

She's German .. she thanks no one

or maybe just never me

 

[zakky]

also one of my favs brad gillis the whammy master!

 

[grywolf627]

also one of my favs brad gillis the whammy master!

The whooole reason I got a locking trem in the first place...not to mention, learning about controlled harmonic feedback.

 

[zakky]

yeah he's amazing will never forget the Sister Christian solo just wow!
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sOrdys9-n0&feature=related[/ame]

 

[guitarguru777]

As far Marty, hes just so ..... over done. The exotic scales are all cool and the odd not groupings are all fine and dandy. His playing just gets so boring for me. Rust In Peace was the performace of his career. Other then that I never really listened to his stuff other the Cacophony, couldnt subject myself to it.

Firkins was another master of the instrument.

Here is another classic Vid:

Frank & Jaco
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XKr_6MzZTw&feature=related[/ame]

 

[iekobrid]

also one of my favs brad gillis the whammy master!

Ooh, yeah. I saw him play this month, the same week I saw Reb Beach. That was a good vacation.

 

[Chryst Krispies]

Gambale looks like he should be delivering me a pizza, or rescuing a princess from a giant ape, but that guy RIPS. So fluid.

 

[Virgil.]

Aside from Gilbert, Becker and Friedman, my other top 4 influences have been Vinnie Moore, Blues Saraceno, Joey Tafolla and Michael Lee Firkins.

Joey Tafolla - "Six String Souffle" this song kicks major ass. I love the melodic open string breakdown he does starting at around the 2:20 mark.


Michael Lee Firkins - "24 grand avenue"
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48-0dsYdNqM&feature=related[/ame]

Blues Saraceno - "Lighter Shade of Plaid"
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUioL7OLdww&feature=related[/ame]

Vinnie Moore - "Morning Star"

 

[sprack]

Loved Steve Morse's solo stuff always hit the spot.


But this is more my speed for 80's.

and

 

[guitarguru777]

Never been a fan of Hanneman, but Scaraceno and Tafolla were MONSTERS!!!

Not a guitarist but a major 80s shredder none the less!
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TogZ2DVOqPE&feature=related[/ame]

 

[JonWormwood]

some awesome shit i've never heard before in here

 

[Notuern]

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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqFq81HCNpM

I love that solo to.
And its one of his solos where its so obvious that he have taken inspiration from Lynch!

 

[pattonfreak1]

I was always a big fan of Michael Fath:



Not to mention:








And prolly my all time fave:

 

[grywolf627]

Doug Aldrich! He needs to be mentioned! He's played on countless things, but my favorites are:

His work with Hurricane on the album "Slave To The Thrill"




And of course, with Lion and this CLASSIC song :

 

[grywolf627]

Glad to see some love for Vivian Campbell as well. He had a HUGE influence on my early playing. And he apparently influenced/inspired other people as well...check the similarities.

Solo starts at around 2:55


Solo starts at around 3:35

 

[Saculus]