You all know I love Yngwie. But…

[Eazy-ESP]

The level of TONE is what separates elite players, along with Authority, and NOBODY had anything in either area over Yngwie at his peak.

Becker was way up there, though, and at such a young age....

Yngwie's tone made him sound like a man compared to the boys.

 

[Eazy-ESP]

I think Becker took it to another level playing imo

He showed glimpses. Altitudes is one of the most amazing guitar things I've ever heard. But we never got to see what JB really could have been. Would love to have heard where he went. One of the greatest tragedies. But we should be grateful we at least got some recordings.

 

[BlueParfait]

tbh apples to oranges.
Very different styles.

Quite frankly, though, pre-crash Yngwie was also cleaner than Jason, and almost as fast.

IMO the guy who did fast, technical neoclassically-influenced shred the "best" insofar as technique went was Paul Gilbert, but between Jason, Yngwie and him, his music was the least listenable until he joined Mr Big