shredding

a style of guitar playing characterized by extremely fast flurries of notes and extremely distorted tones. rusty cooley's style epitomizes shred playing. some other famous shredders are steve vai, joe satriani, and yngwie malmsteen. most shredders use ibanez or jackson guitars becasue of their thin flat necks, tremelo systems, very high output pickups and agressive looks among other factors. though loved by some, shredding is often attacked for being "unmusical" or just for show. some techniques commonly employed by shredders are tremelo picking, sweep picking, pinch harmonics, extremely wide vibrato, tapping, two handed tapping, and a myriad of whammy bar tricks.

"dude jimi hendrix totaly shreds it up!"
"wel acctaully, jimi's improvisational style is very melodic and has a strong bassis in the chords being played behind it, he is not shredding"

by michael langdon August 12, 2006

shredding the cheese

slang for jacking off, jerking off, masturbating, or what ever the hell they call it these days...; called this because of the repeated up and down motions

Guy 1 "Last night I was shredding the cheese so much that my hands were covered in that nasty crap that comes out!"

Guy 2 "Why did you jack off so much?"

Guy 1 "What the hell are you talkin' about, crakka?"

Guy 2 "Ohh, I had the wrong impression..."

Guy 1 "Dude, ur such a fagbag, go suck a toe!"

Guy 2 "WTF?"

Guy 1 "Jacking off is illegal, I would never break the law!"

Guy 2 "No its not! Its only illegal on an airplane!"

Guy 1 {guy 1 unzips pants and begins jerkin right in front of him}

Guy 2 "You were callin me the faggot!"

by da_urb@n_l3g3nd March 27, 2010

shred the gnar

to shred the gnar originated in the early days of skateboarding. gnar shredding has become popular for many 'extreme sports' including skiing and snowboarding.

dude, lets go shred the gnar !
bro, i cant.
last gnar session i tweaked my dome.
bummer.

by mrks August 22, 2007

scred

"Street Credibility" One's reputation on the streets.

Man, Fat Sam really blew his scred when he snitched on CJ.

by Jay E. Griffin April 22, 2008

shredded wheat

A breakfast cereal made of deliciously toasted wheat fibers, all perfectly weaved into a single bite-sized square.

An iconic symbol of grindxcore, as first proposed by waking the cadaver

Id like to feel your arm. I like shredded wheat.

by battletortoise May 12, 2008

shredaholic

A person who is severly addicted to shred guitar playing, either by playing themselves or listening to.

Dude, Im such a shredaholic that I'll start going through withdrawls if I don't hear some good guitar playing soon!

by MfMelter December 18, 2008

Shredability

A measure of how easy it is to shred on one's guitar, or how well suited a guitar is for shredding.

"My Ibanez S7420 has amazing shredability."

"You won't get much shredability with that banjo."

"Just because you have EMGS doesn't mean your guitar has good shredability."

by The Shredaholic April 6, 2009