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Old 03-23-2011, 11:18 AM
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Who Has The Fastest Fingers?

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Who has the most impressive strikes-per-second using either fingers or pick? Not just the odd flashy burst of speed, but consistently through a song...

For me it's Ron Royce - Coroner - fingers
Dan Lilker - Nuclear Assault - pick

And at the risk of incurring hordes of "guitard" haters, Malmsteens bass work on parts one and three of his Trilogy suite are just majestic. And that's a fact.
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Old 03-23-2011, 12:48 PM
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Van Gogh was a pretty fast painter, but I met a guy who flings paint and does a picture in about 20 seconds. He is clearly better.
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Old 03-23-2011, 12:52 PM
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Old 03-23-2011, 04:24 PM
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There seem to be so many players coming up on Matt Garrison or Hadrien Feraud - at least in terms of execution - that it's kind of pointless to think about it. For me anyway. But ones that can sound like Gary Willis and have the depth of construction while doing it, not so many.
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Old 03-23-2011, 04:26 PM
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There may be some who can play faster in spurts, but I doubt anyone can keep up the pace with Rocco punching rock-steady 16ths ||: song-after-song-after-song :||
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YouTube - Jeroen Paul Thesseling live with Obscura - Universe Momentum
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I doubt anyone can gallop non-stop like Steve Harris for 2 hours.
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Old 03-24-2011, 01:06 AM
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Tony Grey. And soooo melodic and lyrical at the same time. Pure musicality.
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I doubt there is anyone - and I include all your Wootens, Clarkes, etc. - who could match the late Roger Patterson of Atheist.

YouTube - Atheist - On They Slay (Live - Detroit 1991)

YouTube - Atheist - Formative Years Rehearsal (Roger Patterson)

Good demonstration of his four-finger plucking technique in the first video. And no, that footage is not sped up.
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Old 03-24-2011, 01:53 AM
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Erlend Caspersen from spawn of posssesion, blood red throne and deeds of flesh. That guy not only has an insane 4 finger technique, but sweeps like a madman as well.
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