Members satannica Posted October 16, 2010 Members Share Posted October 16, 2010 I wonder if it could be the other way around, in that people who shred can't play melodiously and whine at those who think shredding is not very musical? Since I know of some who fit this scenario I thought it could happen as well. Just a thought. It's odd that this seems to be the typical retort. Interesting, for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted October 16, 2010 Members Share Posted October 16, 2010 It's obvious that there are guitars marketed towards shred. That said... Here's Carol Kaye jazzin' it up with an Ibanez RG: qBVFAuSmBNQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlueSky1963 Posted October 16, 2010 Members Share Posted October 16, 2010 You can shred any guitar, hell, somewhere there's probably someone shredding on a Martin D-28. Now I'm not saying you can't shred on just about any guitar, but there is a standard, and it's all built around flatter, wide fretboards, almost akin to Classical guitars, the "guitar wizard" genre to defined the late '80's and early '90's is heavily borrowed from classical playing. This setup allows a lot faster, cleaner, more accurate single note scales up and down the neck...but it does so at the expense of ergonomics for chords and rhythm guitars. Also provides a good platform for tapping, which became trendy around that time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.