Here's the list guys, sorry I was so extremely slow at getting to this. Some at the bottom, I just don't know how you could call them neoclassical....

name - score

1) Yngwie Malmsteen - 200

2) Jason Becker - 191

3) Tony MacAlpine - 130

4) Vinnie Moore - 122

5) Paul Gilbert - 121

6) Michael Romeo - 105

7) Marty Friedman - 102

8) Jeff Loomis - 100

9) Randy Rhoads - 70

10) Uli Jon Roth - 56

11) Greg Howe - 30

Michael Angelo Batio - 30

Rusty Cooley - 30

14) Joe Stump - 29

15) Joey Tafolla - 21

16) Andy James - 20

17) Syu - 16

18) David Valdes - 15

Luca Turilli - 15

20) Chris Impelleteri - 14

21) Tony Fredianelli - 12

22) George Bellas - 11

23) Timo Tolkki - 10

24) Theodore Ziras - 9

25) Buckethead - 6

26) Zeno Roth - 4

27) Rob Marcello - 3

Shinchiro Okada - 3

29) Norifumi Shima - 2

30) Alexi Laiho - 1

Yngwie is of course on top. You should check him out with the Japanese Orchestra.

Oh yeah good job on the scores.

Well done on the list ac/dc, great job mate. So Yngwie takes it. I'm slightly surprised at that. My money would have been on Jason Becker to come out tops.

very cool, and I couldn't have expected a better list, it turned out great

You spelled Timo Tolkki with one K! That's not cool!

No he didn't!! :lol:

I'm becoming old :(

How did Buckethead got on here? is it that he could do sweeps-taps?

Buckethead? I've never listened to that guy. I can't take him seriously looking the way he does! :lol:

You should really check him out, he basically covers more genres of music than any other guitarist I've heard about. Avant-garde, jazz fusion, funk, instrumental rock, hard rock, progressive metal, heavy metal, experimental rock, funk metal, ambient, dark ambient, alternative metal and electronica :D

If you have ever heard of the late Shawn Lane, he was a very close friend of Buckethead.

A lot of people don't take him seriously, but people shouldn't judge his appearance, his music is incredible! :) Yes I am a huge fan! Obsessed really :lol:

I respect the KFC man for surely being technically adept, but I think his songwriting talents are non-existant.

Hail Jason Becker !! He is awsome ,to bad that he can't play guitar anymore!!

I found something very interesting while looking into Theodore Ziras the other day. I found in his blogs on myspace that he was ranked by Guitar World Magazine as the 12th fastest shredder of all time. He's faster than Yngwie Malmsteen and Jason Becker. He clocked in 16 notes per second. Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Jason Becker, Vinnie Moore, etc. clocked 15 notes per second. Chris Impellitteri, Tony MacAlpine, Michael Angelo Batio, Theodore Ziras, Rusty Cooley, and some other guys made 16 notes per second. It really surprised me that Tony MacAlpine made 16 notes per second, when Paul Gilbert, Jason Becker, Vinnie Moore, and Yngwie Malmsteen didn't. Here's the article. Apparently votes aren't everything, you know?

http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseact...logId=390605895

I have that very magazine here somewhere, bought it when it came out. I think we did a thread on that poll here somewhere.

This is crazy. Muhammad sucimez isnt on there? You know, the guitarst from Necrophagist? He's pretty dam good neoclassical style player. And Alexi Laiho, the creator of my signature guitar in my hands 2 minutes ago is on the bottom, who also happends to be one of my favorite guitar players!

GRR!

You forgot Richie Kotzen.i know he doesn't do neo-classical anymore but on first album he did.

check out Matthew Mills and rate him. He lives close to my town and performed here before.

i think michael romeo should be higher on hte list

I disagree - the guys above him were the innovators. Sure Romeo is a great player, but I wouldn't say he is an innovator of the style compared to Yngwie, PG, Vinman,Tmac and Becker. He is following in their footsteps.

what HK saide lol :lol:

that guy from necrophagist is amazing dude, I dont think Alex Laiho is taht good tho, I agree with the fact taht he is at the bottom

I think Jason is Best.I have Jason's and Malmsteens Discography :D and I just like Black Star,Seventh Sign,Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E flat minor, Opus 1,Concerto Suite For Electric Guiter And Orchestra In E Flat Minor Live With The New Japan Philharmonic.

You should listen through all of Rising Force (the album) it is the only thing i can really listen to by Ingweeee any more.

I listened Rising Force Album I think Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar and Orchestra in E flat minor ,and Opus 1,Concerto Suite For Electric Guiter And Orchestra In E Flat Minor Live With The New Japan Philharmonic. is better than Rising Force :D

You missed Chris Broderick. That guy didn't just bring megadeth to a whole new level, i think he is in his own awesome world on the guitar. Check out some of his classical peices on the classical guitar. He dosen't masturbate in his free time he plays Bach.

Where can I find Norifumi Shima's tabs ?? =D

You might need Guitar Pro to get tabs by that guy.

I have guitar pro 5 but I don't find any tab for "Norifumi SHima"... I've tried tab911.

The guy's probably not known enough; not many people have transcribed his stuff.

You could try picking it up by ear.

Ok I'll try it.

I think Muhammad sucimez should be there as well, and theodore should be higher

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becker will and always will pwn every one on there! but good list man...your top three werevery well picked

Agreed. :D