well, embarrassing question, but when talking about guitar playing, what is meant by shredding?
Is it soloing really fast or something?
Is it soloing really fast or something?
what is 'shredding'??
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Alex Skolnick (Testament)
Jason Becker (Cacophony, solo)
Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)
Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
Christofer Malmstrom (Darkane)
John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
Steve Vai
Among others.
Jason Becker (Cacophony, solo)
Jeff Loomis (Nevermore)
Michael Romeo (Symphony X)
Christofer Malmstrom (Darkane)
John Petrucci (Dream Theater)
Steve Vai
Among others.
Yngwie Malmsteen is the god of sensless shredding...
Most people on this forum think lots of shredding=no emotion, but that's not always true...
Most people on this forum think lots of shredding=no emotion, but that's not always true...
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Wraith
Yeah Yngwie is awesome, i agree with you manga-san, If i wanna hear a well-written song ill go listen to Opeth, but if Im gonna listen to Malmsteen i wanna hear off-the-wall shredding.
Sunbane
Metalistic Madman
A few of my favourite shredders:
Alexi Laiho & Roope Latvala (Sinergy, Children of Bodom)
Glenn Tipton & KK Downing (Judas Priest)
Wojtek Lisicki (Lost Horizon)
Randy Rhoads, Jake E Lee & Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Ozbourne)
Alexi Laiho & Roope Latvala (Sinergy, Children of Bodom)
Glenn Tipton & KK Downing (Judas Priest)
Wojtek Lisicki (Lost Horizon)
Randy Rhoads, Jake E Lee & Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Ozbourne)
Pedro
Psychobabbler
Its ridiculous isnt it, i think it may be that they just suck, and wish they could shred. Sweeping makes me cry on the inside, the sound gets to me bad.Manga-San said:
Pedro said:Its ridiculous isnt it, i think it may be that they just suck, and wish they could shred. Sweeping makes me cry on the inside, the sound gets to me bad.
It's that first crazy riff in "The Glass Prison" Then the insane solo. It makes my heart jump everytime...
Oh, and nobody can touch the "Smoke and Mirrors" arpeggios by Mikey Romeo. And the riff right afterward is just so badass...
Pedro
Psychobabbler
No emotion.... 
Shredding-
A form of guitar playing that involves hyper fast, finger twisting, mind boggling solos.
It's not uncommon to hear:
-liquid legato squences(hammer and pulls done fllawlessley at high speed)
-machine gun warp speed picking
-tapping done in every way, with multiple fingers
-sweeps that boggle the mind
The golden age was the 1980s-Players such as Malmsteen, Gilbert, Friedman, McAlpine, Becker,Satriani-Record lables such as Shrapnel and Relativity(before they became a rap label).
The big problems with the style were that 1.your average listener could care less about being able to do 32nd notes. and 2.Most players of the genere had NO feel..they sound like machines.
There are, of course, some of those who do-Satriani, Vai, Friedman(later on), and a few others. This is the ultimate-the ability to play about ANYTHING you can think of, and do it w ith feel.
Most players did not however.
This style of playing, or any sort of technical ability, died with the rise of "grunge", and those who can play now are almost frowned upon.
A form of guitar playing that involves hyper fast, finger twisting, mind boggling solos.
It's not uncommon to hear:
-liquid legato squences(hammer and pulls done fllawlessley at high speed)
-machine gun warp speed picking
-tapping done in every way, with multiple fingers
-sweeps that boggle the mind
The golden age was the 1980s-Players such as Malmsteen, Gilbert, Friedman, McAlpine, Becker,Satriani-Record lables such as Shrapnel and Relativity(before they became a rap label).
The big problems with the style were that 1.your average listener could care less about being able to do 32nd notes. and 2.Most players of the genere had NO feel..they sound like machines.
There are, of course, some of those who do-Satriani, Vai, Friedman(later on), and a few others. This is the ultimate-the ability to play about ANYTHING you can think of, and do it w ith feel.
Most players did not however.
This style of playing, or any sort of technical ability, died with the rise of "grunge", and those who can play now are almost frowned upon.
xenophobe
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Sweep picking is basically done when playing arpeggios. It's much like strumming a chord... Instead of articulating each pluck of the string with a pick, you literally "sweep" it across the strings.
Right, cool. Thanks. btw, why is there a small camera-like image next to this thread on the main musicians'forum page?
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