he is my favourite guitarist, just because he is so damn smooth on the guitar.

Smooth and blistering...I have a tutorial somewhere that he presents...it's insane...and then he's like " this is the passage slowed down " but it's still too quick

Not my favourite either but i do definitely love his playing. Shredtastic and it just sounds o-so-damn good.

Oh what a total genius... I have his solo album and almost all the Symphony X albums.

+1. Now if i could just get my hands on a Caparison, i might become a better player ?

Arjun Menon wrote: +1. Now if i could just get my hands on a Caparison, i might become a better player ?

What is that guitar in your profile pic?

SYMPHONY X FTW!!!!

Arjun Menon wrote: +1. Now if i could just get my hands on a Caparison, i might become a better player ?

Hehe. ESP before that wasn't it?

Yep phenomenal player. Super smooth, really fast, etc. Just a little too neo-classical maybe. A bit more grit would do just fine. I was very into The Odyssey album for a while and then the fad passed. The music's a bit thin. One rhythm guitar.. wailing singer...LOTR epic synthesizer wash...not so much my thing I guess. Awesome band though, gotta respect them big time.

Now for someone as fast, even smoother and with a totally unique style in a much more kickass band, my latest personal favourite: Per Nilsson from Scar Symmetry. (I keep mentioning him I know. And I'll keep mentioning him until Scar Symmetry kick Simon Cowell off the #1 xmas spot HAHAHA.)

Conrad wrote:

Arjun Menon wrote: +1. Now if i could just get my hands on a Caparison, i might become a better player ?

What is that guitar in your profile pic?

? Truth is, i don't know. Its a picture i saw on deviant art.

Dunno if you've seen it, but youtube "sea of lies" by MR. That song has my favorite tapping lick in it.

A fine musician and composer.