Big Ears
Music Lover
The thing with his speed is that there is still a sense of musical creativeness and awe inspiring clean technique that comes through with his playing that isn't produced by most shredders. With most shredders it seems like they're speeding along the path of least resistance. When I hear a shredder I think "wow, he's fast. When I hear John Mc I think "holy shit, he's a wizard."
Exactly right.