The Ultimate Alternate Picker Michael Angelo Batio

Michael Angelo Batio

Fastest Shredder in the world

Patron saint of alternate picking and inventor of the ambidextrous double neck guitar.

 

The legendary Steve Vai

Steve Vai

legendary Shred wizard

Genre blending guitar legend and technique innovator.

The myth, the legend, the Eddie

Eddie Van Halen

Mythical tapping maestro

80’s guitar icon and the man who brought Shred guitar and finger tapping into the mainstream.

Shred Alchemist Joe Satriani

Joe Satriani

Shredder from another world

Shred raconteur, phrasing poet and crowd pleasing pioneer.

Neoclassical composer and sweep guru

Dan Mumm

Neoclassical sweep synthesist

Eccentric shred composer and leading edge of sweep arpeggio technology.

 

Paul Gilbert Shred Master

Paul Gilbert

Versatile virtuoso

The swami of staccato, the sage of speed.

Shredmaster Tony Macalpine

Tony MacAlpine

Sweep Tapping Icon

Yngwie Malmsteen Neoclassical Shred Master

Yngwie Malmsteen

neoclassical shred personified

Buckethead Mysterious Shred Master

Buckethead

Shred Enigma

These are some of my top favorite guitarists in no particular order.  This page is under construction and the list is far from complete.  Check back later for a more complete list with full bios of each player and links to their social media accounts! -Anton