10 Greatest Neoclassical Guitarists

Check out our picks for the 10 Greatest Neoclassical Guitarists!

[FreakWorldOfficial]

Randy Rhoads clip was so short because every bit of footage of him is copyrighted and in content ID. Even the live footage.

it was great seeing Jason Becker in this. Listen to Go Off for some Becker & Friedman magic

[mostlyirishcarguy]

am I the only one who thinks the uli jon roth solo sounded kind of bad?

[CoolspyGaming]

Paul Gilbert should be higher on the list...
And where in the hell is Michael Angelo Batio?

[mikhailardhito]

These people made me pick up the guitar

[vincentboismenu-gagnon]

at least, Blackmore is getting his due here. Unbelieveble how often he is snobbed...

[andystow]

You missed out Tony MacAlpine... but yes, Yngwie is the master of the genre.

[lucienl]

Why wasn't Marty "Megadeth/Cacophony/Solo"?

[roies]

so glad you included Michael romeo, he is such an underrated guitarist

[Anesthesia]

So glad to see Jason Becker on this list

[thewwemegafan]

Jason Becker would've been 2 in my list. Malmsteen totally deserves 1 though. Anyone who plays metal guitar knows him.

[TrueMetalWarlord]

Yngwie the long standing god of neoclassical!

[SuzanneKowalski]

Paul Gilbert and Malmsteen are my favourites.

[JStan]

Glad to see Uli Jon Roth on the list. Definitely one of the most overlooked guitarists ever. The guy was doing neoclassical runs by 1976, when he was only 21, and years before neoclassical was even a thing. Sadly, he never quite made it to the spotlight because of Eddie Van Halen, but still, one of the best guitarists from the 70s.

[axernot]

Jeff Loomis is a beast
His phrasing is just so unique, aggressive and melodic
I can only dream of playing Miles of Machines

[ibanezprestige]

1.Yngwie Malmsteen 2.Vinnie Mooer 3.Jason Becker 4.Paul Gilbert 5.Greg Howe 6.Chris Impelliteri 7.Michael Angelo Batio 8.Tony Mcalpine 9.Kiko Loureiro 10.Michael Romeo

[CakeJerry]

He's sort of obscure but I would definitely include Syu from Galneryus

[thelastdaybreathinginetern]

I was just looking for Children of bodom.

Randy is amazing as well.

[mimimishima]

Great to see Alexi Laiho in this list.

[ChimeraeBF]

I always wonder why Malmsteen gets so much hate. Rising is a solid fucking album; that dude is insane on the guitar!

[cltmpro]

Rhodes at #7??? He started this shit and was a classical gtr student for years... C'mon Loudwire...