Sterling Speed

Posted by Allans Billy Hyde , Tuesday, March 6, 2012 3:13 PM

20-year-old Melbourne guitar shredder, Taylor Sterling, has attempted the world record for being the world’s fastest guitar player. So it’s all legit, the event was filmed for viewing by Guinness World Record judges, and the result will be announced in the not-too-distant future (2012).

Hong Kong-based shredder ‘Dr Hot Licks’ aka John Taylor, who can play ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’, by Russian composer, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, at a blistering 620 beats per minute (BPM), currently holds the record. That’s approximately 40 cleanly-picked notes per second!

If the people at Guinness decide that Taylor’s execution and timing are good enough, his new world record will be – hold on to your hats – a sizzling 999 BPM! Let’s hope it’s a positive result for Taylor, who chose us at Allans Billy Hyde, we’re proud to say, as his place to hold the event.

3 Response to "Sterling Speed"

Taylor Sterling Says:

Thanks for letting me attempt the record at Allans music/Billy Hydes. It was a great day and the video will be posted to Guinness in London in the near future!!!

To follow my progress follow me on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Taylor-Sterling-for-Worlds-Fastest-Guitarist/268958936495962

March 6, 2012 at 8:52 PM

Anonymous Says:

This is the stupidest shit ever. If any of you at the music store were actually musically literate, then you'd know that he didn't even come close to picking every note, and he is sloppy, and goes off time all the damn time.

March 13, 2012 at 5:27 AM

Anonymous Says:

this type of guitar playing is whats wrong with music today. instead of focusing on writing amazing songs on guitar, everyone is treating it like a wank off competition. probably explains why album sales are down.

April 17, 2012 at 9:50 AM