we need to talk about the shred contest... 

8:45 can’t believe me and my moustache made it in, thanks Jared! 🙏

No way I’m in this video. Thank you so much Jared hope you enjoyed my solo ❤

I would definitely watch all 8hrs worth of the shred comp. So much talent in this day and age it’s insane. Good luck to all entries 🤙🏼

So we’ve reached the pinnacle of musicianship… no one sucks anymore. Hell I’ll take the keyboard guy too

The audience DEMANDS an 8hour non stop shred

Renne Haapanen 22:07. He`s doing something new, that I`ve been waiting for years. 100% vote

renne haapanen was really interesting imo

FX Xexcen just wow. Him, Rene Haapanen and Adam from Hong Kong are my personal favorites

Davin Glover @ 5:46 is wearing a berried alive shirt, you can definitely tell Charles' influence in his playing, at least I can. Mad props. Berried Alive is also amazing. Tone and everything.

I believe the guy in the "coliseum" was filming in Red Rocks (Colorado). As an older generation guitar player, it's encouraging to see guitar isn't dying out and the younger generation is letting it fly. 🤘

Michael Lygouras stood out to me. A great mix of shred/note selection/melody.

22:02 Very nice! Quick fingers, pure sound. Well done Renne!

8.5 hours of non stop shredding? Why not?

3:57 shocked to see myself as the first video Jared watched. Jared, thanks for your kind words. I can't even imagine how incredible all these guitar players are.

Who’s this Renne Haapanen guy? That was awesome! Voting for him definitely. This guys a virtuoso in the true meaning of the word🔥!

Shit!!! Kirill Mazhuga gets my vote. To have this much variety, tones and techniques in such a short solo is a sign of active imagination 🤘🏻

Adam (from Hong Kong), Max Van Esch, Oliver Christian, Renne Haapanen were the only ones that made me move my eyebrows

Thanks for having me Jared!! Im the dude at 16:01! Im glad i got to be featured next to such MIND BLOWING guitar players ❤

So many great players to discover! I LOVE when this series comes back each year!

13:58 I love Max Van Esch’ entry for the multifinger tap on the same string which is really hard, especially with low gain. Very impressive

22:07 Renne Haapanen. I loved his chord progression with the solo on it. Very lovely progression. Made me want a whole song.

**PLEASE UPVOTE SO JARED MAY SEE IT** I have an idea about this. You could have a championship with rounds, which would make a series. In each episode you have a guest like Nik, or Rudy, or any other RU-vidr, and you watch let's say 250 together and pick 10 players (just an example) to get to the next round, or to the finals. That's already 6 qualification rounds (6x250=1500). After that you can have the finals with all the RU-vidrs together and pick the winners in a livestream maybe. I think it would be very fun, and beneficial for everyone participating, including the players and the viewers as well.

Awesome. I appreciate being tossed on this video. (I’m the fat one with all the guitars at 9:22) Yeah, ridiculous amount of talent in just this video alone. I had no business around these other musicians; hats off guys.

Elias Oliver FX Hexcen Adam (from Hong Kong) Kirill Mazhuga Andrea Ferrero Luke Bailey Max Van Esch Daniel Nguyen Oliver Christian (samba version) R&M Covers It was extremely difficult not to vote for "6 hours of shred". Let there be 10 for each Jared video, and after all - the game wil getting harder 10 times ...

My Favs are: Chuck Dietz FX Hexcen Kirill Mazhuga Andrea Ferrero Marcell Aritonang Marcus Lembidakis Max Van Esch Mladen Mladenovic Oliver Christian Renne Haapanen

I find it really cool the influence you can hear in some of these people's submissions! The 15 year old (aptly wearing a Berried Alive shirt) definitely sounded like Berried Alive with that whammy. Adam(from Hong Kong) was also playing an Abasi 8 string and started with thumping. Very cool to see the inspiration shine through!

Totally awesome guitarsolo by Finnish flash Renne Haapanen💪

Brilliant move getting your community more involved. Props to you Jared!

Adam from hong kong Andrea Ferrero The 15 yo dude The 16 yo dude Oliver Christian should just be in the shred collab by default every year PERIOD. You guys are welcome to check my entry. Hope you enjoy it.

Do you know how MANY guitarists I’ve listened to recently because of this?!?!? Props, Jared!

Would love to see more of these. davin glover FX hexcen Clockwork ninja Kirill Mazuga Andrea Ferrero Daniel Nguyen

22.07 Renne Haapanen 🔥🔥🔥

The standouts for me were Max Van Esch, Kirill Mazhuga, Michael Lygouras, Oliver Christian, R&M Covers, Renne Hasanen Michael Davin Glover, Marcus Lembidakis

08:06 my fav Wow the thumping by Adam from Hong Kong was sick! The way he combines those sick thumping and killer riffs is mind-blowing. 🤘🎸🔥

14:08 Max had the Guthrie’ish licks on point

Renne has skill and attitude!👍

Adam from Hong Kong deserves to be in for doing, let’s be honest, something completely different from everyone else.

My favorites from this video are the guy from Hong Kong and Renne, but especially the former

4:47 he Red Rocks Amphitheatre lol

You almost got me :D My face was :( You awsome, let the shred begin :)) My votes are: 5:42 Davin Glover 17:22 Daniel Nguyen 10:10 Kirill Mazhuga 13:19 Marcus Lembidakis 22:07 Renne Haapanen 15:14 Michael Lygouras 11:17 Andrea Ferrero

Cool! So many great guitarists here in Hong Kong. Great to see one out in the wild!🎉❤ My votes : Max Van Esch Adam from Hong Kong Mazhuga Kirill

Renne Haapanen: Fantastic! Renne is the best👍I like this.

4:40 this is where southpark event was

My votes: 5:42 Davin Glover 8:05 Adam (from Hong Kong) 10:10 Kirill Mazhuga 11:17 Andrea Ferrero 12:08 Luke Bailey 13:58 Max Van Esch 19:17 Oliver Christian (BOTH VERSIONS) 21:29 R&M Covers

Micheal Lygouras is my favorite entry. Flawless technique, perfect melody and the guitar solo is FOR the music and fit very well in the song. Incredible job!

8:06 Adam ❤❤❤

My vote goes for 22:07 Renne Haapanen.. Nice modal work👌👌

7:29 the spoooooooooooooooooon!!! he's feeding the guitar some water to cool it down

the fake out i thought you were gonna do is "so I asked some friends to help me with it." 1 video - 25 entries of 1500 oof. This contest may end up being longer than Trey Xavier's song writing contest. Probably best to do a few live streams listening to them all. Reactions/comments/timestamps: 04:14 - that V is literally a flying V 😂. 04:30 - dig those pants/leggings 05:10 - hell yeah you can shred on a keyboard! 05:45 - this kid can shred more than i ever could. keep at it and he'll definitely go far wtf. i also agree with jared's reactions 06:33 - slowed it down to make it heavier, i dig this. great entry. 07:20 - spoon man, come together with your hand and guitar. also loved how he changed the track 08:07 - thumb thumper ruled 08:50 - very tasteful mustache, oh and solo too. love it! lots of feeling of a song from this than how many notes you can play a second. 09:25 - wall of guitars probably still plays just one. seriously though, this one was awesome. 10:15 - probably the best entry yet! great backing track! i kinda wanna hear the rest of this song now lol. also amazing lighting this is a pro level music video! 11:20 - first female guitarist, and she kills it! 12:09 - distorted acoustic, dig this a lot. 12:45 - finger picking def need more of this in the contest! 13:23 - head tattoos. this guy is not human and actually an alien. not because of the tattoos but because he's great! 14:00 - this guy did his own backing tracks which just totally changed genres from the metal he was sent, then added this joe satriana like vibe on top of it that's super melodic and shreddy. super tasteful. 14:40 - you could say the guitar was a banger. 15:17 - no face had some great melody and vibe here! 16:00 - 'mlady' with an extended nice clean break 17:22 - kids these days are more and more talented than any other generation ❤. Someone please buy this kid a good camera he deserves it! 18:40 - rule #2 does not apply to him. 19:15 - the genre bending continues! samba metal! \m/ great job! love the out of the box thinking and creativity on entries like this. 20:50 - this gym studio guitarist is pretty cool and created some really interesting melodies and used a wammy bar tastefully. 21:30 - great shredding, could use a bit more melody the one teased towards the end with the harmonies was awesome. wanted it to keep going! 22:09 - fun tapping shred with some cool melody. 22:50 - dig the added percussion and triangle, but could have used more cowbell. great melodies here, was singing them after it ended.

Wow Renne Haapanen(?), wow that was some interesting stuff, he gets my vote

22:00 Renne Haapanen 😎 Soooo special!!! "Fits like a glove!"

Krill and the girl after were incredible and are probably my favourites

Imagine the countless talents hidden away, practicing in secret. Keep on shredding!

Andrea Ferrero was sick, really making that strandberg scream. Michael Lygouras was very nice as well. All of them are incredible, far better than I could do, but those 2 really stood out to me.

FX Hexcen, Marcus Lembidakis and Michael Lygouras were my fav here :)

Wow these are all fantastic. After listening to these over a few times here are my picks. Davin Glover - Amazing! 15 yrs old and totally sick solo!!! My top pick in this group, stunning! Kirill Mazhuga - 8 stringer! Andrea Ferrero - Nice Smile and tone! Beautiful solo! Reminds me of Lari Basilio, love it! Marcus Lembidakis - Tone Yes, very slick and tasteful! Max Van Esch - Cool Guitar! Heck yes great solo! Michael Lygouras - Melodic! Oliver Christian - Samba!!!!! Fast fingers! Renne Haapanen - Nice! Different then the rest, really cool!

There are way too many good players here, so I'm gonna go with what stood out to me on first listen: Adam (From Hong Kong) for a distinct approach to the melody. Andrea Ferrero for the sick feel on those bends. Oliver Christian for having two first nam- I mean, for the ridiculous tap slides.

love this dude watching the process and be apart of it is amazing. my votes are: davin glover fx hexcen( spoon guy) kirill mazhuga Michael lygouras

that Andrea Ferrero intro was fantastic, Michael Lygouras was a fav too, samba was a mind twist , sick

This is a great idea! I'll comment and like along the way to support. Bunty had an awesome flying V, Chuck killed it at red rocks, CLockwork was a great keyboard player, Davin Killed it, Elias had the best modification, Adam had the best slapping, I love FX Hex's guitar, Lukas is a killer guitarist, Jeffery's guitar collection is out of this world, Most creative goes to Kirill, Andrea gets cleanest shred, Luke is the audience stealer, Marcel was really bluesy, Best tone for Marcus, Max had the most diverse playing, Micheal has the best studio set up and instrument, Michael 2 had the best sweeping and melodics, Mladenhad the best transition, Daniel blew all of our minds (of course), Nicola breaks boundaries by learning bass, Oliver had the best slides, Peter had the best use of a whammy bar, Best showman was RnM, Renne has the best use of scales, Sam went outside the box.

I vote Renne Haapanen amazing guitarist all around.🎸

now that i’ve watched it again, i can be sure that Renne’s solo was incredible

Kirill and Andrea playing the long game and pushing for the opening spot lol

22:09 Renne Haapanen my fav🤩🤩

Extremely honoured to be in this video dude! so much cool submissions and it's so dope you're giving guitarists a platform to do some sick weedlieweedlies on ♥️

Kirill Mazhuga killed it. Maybe changed the rules a bit but damn.

excellent. I like Renne style.

My favs: FX Hexcan Max Van Esch Marcus Lembidakis Renne Daniel Nguyen Weezus (for the gun guitar) (Mad I missed the post to submit for this 😤)

10:10 Kirill Mazhuga 11:17 Andrea Ferrero 12:08 Luke Bailey 12:43 Marcell Aritonang 13:19 Marcus Lembidakis15:14 Michael Lygouras 17:22 Daniel Nguyen , were my personal favorites. this is impossible to choose thought i was trying to do a top 5 but not happening.

Jared: "I was just Bull Shittin, and you know this Man." 😂😂😂 We already know that you ain't missing Christmas. That'd be like putting Santa on child support.

I love how every year people get more and more creative with their solos and videos and everything.

I'M VOTING FOR RENNE HAAPANEN AT 22:07 PICK HIM HE'S MY FRIEND!

This is a great idea! I will for sure watch all these videos, it is so cool seeing so many talented people!!

It’s folks like Davin that make me grateful I only picked up guitar to accompany my voice. I’ve been playing since he was born and he’s beyond anything I can amount to instrumentally. Incredible skills.

Luke Bailey came to a shred competion with an Acoustic guitar (with effects) and banjo tuners and nailed it 🎸🎸🎸

Davin Glover should enter for sure, there are a lot of people that play really well in here, but he just makes something different

Adam from Hong Kong's 8:06. I'm absolutely blown away! His thumb technique is truly extraordinary. It's not every day you come across such skill and mastery. His performance is really 'sick' and takes guitar playing to another level. Can't wait to hear more from him.

My votes are: 8:50 Lukas Kocka 11:17 Andrea Ferrero 9:22 Jeffrey Mensch 10:10 Kirill Mazhuga

The one I watched more than once was Max Van Esch 13:58 freaking sick

Hey everyone! Oliver Christian here...or better saying: THE SAMBA VERSION GUY! (19:19) 😂😁It's really awesome to be featured in this video. I hope Jared and you all enjoyed the soloing! Thank you ❤❤

For me, Adam @ 8:06 with no doubt!!!🙌🏼

the four that got me grooving the most were: FX Hexcen Kirill Mazhuga Michael Lygouras Oliver Christian

I vote for Kiril Mahuga as the intro for the final Collab Video.

My votes are: Adam from Hong Kong 8:06 Andrea Ferrero 11:18 Luke Bailey 12:10 Mladen Mladenovic 16:05 Oliver Christian 19:18

Renne Haapanen You Rock!! I vote Renne. 🧨🎇🎉

Adam (from Hong Kong)!!!! Kirill Mazhuga !!!! Max Van Esch !!!! Oliver Christian !!!! Renne Haapenen !!!

Way to go Renne! 💪

That 15 yo Davin kid was insane, he made that sound fretless. Those harmonies were so futuristic and clean……kid definitely has his own unique tone…well done man, I was satisfied playing things like The Pumpkins and Bush at 15, thought I was good at the time 😆 …. This guy is in another dimension.

Renne IS The best

It was quite the endeavor to pick some players that stand out as everyone set the bar so high. In no particular order, here's some that made an impact with some impressions: 5:42 Davin Glover amazing tone and harmonics 8:52 Lukas Kocka the most balanced and planned out solo, the kind I would expect form a session musician 10:10 Kirill Mazhuga shortest favourite song I've ever heard, this guy is the alpha of guitar players 11:17 Andrea Ferrero she broke my heart and melted my face away with those harmonics which are the most brutal I've heard in all of the videos 12:08 Luke Bailey beautiful and biting percussive/melodic style 13:19 Marcus Lembidakis amazing tone, feeling and look! really enjoyed your happy face playing 13:58 Max Van Esch probably my favourite tone and phrasing 17:22 Daniel Nguyen mind bending phrasing, how do you do that with such long scale runs 19:17 Oliver Christian (BOTH VERSIONS) for the musicianship, expressions, fascinating melodic structure and making it look effortless Now imma go listen to everything again.

I feel the SHIT out of this, having just finished going through 1200 submissions to my contest. It took me an entire year hahaha

davin glover deserves it fr, bros actually insane and has far surpassed most people’s guitar skill at just 15 years old. its actually crazy

The “colosseum” is Red Rocks amphitheater as other people are confirming, it’s a legendary venue, I’d go to a show with you! No way I made it in here with all you insane shredders, don’t be surprised if I try to borrow some licks 🎸

My Top 3: 1. Michael Lygouras (15:15) 2. Max Van Esh (13:58) 3. Kirill Mazhuga (10:10) Honorable Mentions: Marcus Lembidakis (13:19), Andrea Ferrero (11:17), R&M Covers (21:29)

Really liked: • Davin Glover • Adam (from Hong Kong) • Kirill Mazhuga • Andrea Ferrero • Max Van Esch

Jared you should do these as livestreams! More immediate audience interaction and I feel like you could cover a lot more ground that way too.

Adam from Hong Kong 8:03 is awesome！

Adam from Hongh Kong , Daniel Nguyen, Andrea Ferrero, Kirill Mazhuga, Davin Glover, Max Van Esca, Oliver Christion, Renne Haapanen

22:09 Renne Haapanen is amazing, like a machine!

Glover , Hexcen , mazhuga , Van Esch ,and Lygouras were my favorites .