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[bryn]

I worked it out I can do just over 8 notes pers second on a 2 octave major scale. I know its not fast, just wonderin what anyone else can do...

[DIZZY STARR]

i can play fast some days and it sounds good but others i sound shit.

i personally dont like speed that much i am not a big fan of huge fast heavy metal solos i prefer the more slow but not any easier solos of slash, blackmore, page etc but its just my personal opionon

[bryn]

fair enough, I like speed when it is used appropriatley, like, some Satriani and Vai is way over the top monotonous soloing - kills any aspect of being impressive. Vai is better because his music is good background music. Satriani just plays hard rock riffs and solos.

[DIZZY STARR]

i agree vai is the better of the two but i think you can only listen to him for so long before it gets to repetetive and when some songs last over 8 minutes they get boring but classics like eugenes trick bag will live forever
and i dont dislike speed its good but only if people can cary it off like hammett he is a master of speed and can bring real emotion and feeling into his solos aswell as playing like lightning

[bryn]

agreed. also, For the Love of God, in my opinion, the greatest guitar song ever. It just shows the extent of virtuoso playing and the capabilities of guitar, plus its amazing the way it perfectly builds and builds tension before peaking etc etc.

[Hogisbald]

Originally posted by bryn:
I worked it out I can do just over 8 notes pers second on a 2 octave major scale. I know its not fast, just wonderin what anyone else can do...

I will give you a race on the 23rd! but rythm guitar is my forte not lead

[Tav]

Originally posted by SL4SH:
i can play fast some days and it sounds good but others i sound shit.

i prefer the more slow but not any easier solos of slash

What about the end of paradise city?

There was a recent list of fastest player in total guitar, read like this...

All numbers refer to notes per second.

1. Steve Vai 20.8, The Riddle
2. George Lynch, Lynch Mob, 19.8,
3. Kirk Hammet, Metallica, 19, Damage Inc
4. Paul Gilbert, Mr Big, 18.8, Addicted To That Rush
5. Eddie Van Halen, 18.7, You Really Got Me
6. Joe Satriani, 17.6, The Mystical Potatoe Head Groove
7. Nuno Bettencourt, 17, He-Man Woman Hater
8. Yngwie Malmsteen, 16.8, Far Beyond The Sun
9. Marty Friendman, Megadeath, 15, Ashes In Your Mouth
10. Steve Morse, 14, Tumeni Notes

[David]

im sure zakk Wylde should be on that list, the speed on the song 'speedball' is insane...

David

[Tav]

I dunno the list concludes with Mr Steve Morse who is the alternate picking wizard. You know the top ten is fast when features in at the bottom.

plus remember that's just conventional picking - if we counted pick tapping Joe Satriani raced up to 23 notes per second i think?