# What's The Fastest Riff/Lick Ever Played On Guitar?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-riff-lick-ever-played-on-guitar/682568>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 1, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-riff-lick-ever-played-on-guitar/682568 "2014-03-01T01:30:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [March 3, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-riff-lick-ever-played-on-guitar/682568/41 "2014-03-03T18:15:45Z")

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> [@Learjeff](#):
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> Steve has my vote for the bestest of the fastest, and he can play real nice and slow too.

What I find amazing is how easy it looks when you watch him doing it. Giant hands might be part of it.

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**Author:** ![Saintly\_Loser](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saintly_loser/32/4045_2.png) [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-riff-lick-ever-played-on-guitar/682568/42 "2014-03-04T20:41:26Z")

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> [@WordMan](#):
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> Yes - very interesting stuff for your inner early-guitar geek. Yeah, I saw the jazz guitar exhibit. It was a bit meh for me - such amazing guitars I’d be afraid to play them!

Well, I’d be afraid to even breathe on a $40,000 guitar. But I’d love to _hear_them – played by someone who could really get the best out of them. And that isn’t me.

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-fastest-riff-lick-ever-played-on-guitar/682568/43 "2014-03-04T21:35:55Z")

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> [@Saintly\_Loser](#):
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> Well, I’d be afraid to even breathe on a $40,000 guitar. But I’d love to _hear_them – played by someone who could really get the best out of them. And that isn’t me.

It isn’t me, either, but I have played a bunch! Heck, you only live once…

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