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    Joe Satriani Play

    16,169,102 plays (424,787 listeners)

    Joe "Satch" Satriani (born on July 15, 1956, in Westbury, New York and brought up in Carle Place, New York, USA) is an instrumental rock guitarist and teacher, and a recognized virtuoso of the rock guitar. Guitarists Alex Skolnick, Larry LaLonde, Steve Vai, Charlie Hunter and Kirk Hammett were among his students. Satriani often tours as the guitar playing trio G3, usually with Steve Vai.

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    Paul Gilbert

    2,487,887 plays (80,269 listeners)

    Paul Gilbert is well known for his highly-acclaimed technical guitar work with Racer X and Mr. Big . After he parted ways with Mr. Big in 1996, Paul pursued his career as a solo guitarist and has evolved into a successful solo artist/singer/songwriter.

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    G3 Play

    753,642 plays (82,240 listeners)

    G3 is an almost annual live music show and concert tour featuring three select guitarists of the generation; hence its name. It was created by guitarists Joe Satriani and Steve Vai in 1996.

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    Eric Johnson Play

    2,665,105 plays (212,277 listeners)

    Eric Johnson (born August 17, 1954) is a Grammy Award winning guitarist and recording artist from Austin, Texas USA.

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    Yngwie Malmsteen Play

    6,852,382 plays (314,675 listeners)

    Yngwie Johann Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a virtuoso guitarist / neo-classical metal artist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s for his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar.

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    Tony MacAlpine Play

    560,819 plays (47,537 listeners)

    Tony MacAlpine (born August 29, 1960 in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a guitar and keyboard virtuoso who came on to the neo classical/shred scene in the mid 80s.

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    Andy Timmons Play

    1,153,432 plays (70,348 listeners)

    Andy Timmons is an inventive and well recognized guitar virtuoso who is signed to Steve Vai's Favored Nations label.

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    Vinnie Moore Play

    568,192 plays (41,988 listeners)

    Vinnie Moore plays melodic instrumental rock. He began to play the guitar at the age of 12 and joined his first band 3 years later. Since 2003, he has played guitar for the British hard rock band UFO. Along with Yngwie Malmsteen, Tony MacAlpine, and others, Moore is often cited as one of the greatest shred guitar artists of all time.

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    Marty Friedman Play

    1,578,743 plays (95,320 listeners)

    Marty Friedman (born December 8, 1962 in Washington, D.C.) has become recognized worldwide as a guitarist and composer of consummate skill and a style of playing that is instantly recognizable as uniquely his.

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    John Petrucci Play

    1,839,175 plays (128,893 listeners)

    John Petrucci (born July 12, 1967) is the guitarist and a founding member of the progressive metal group Dream Theater. He is a popular musician in the progressive metal genre and utilizes a mixture of styles when playing, such as shredding and flamenco.

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