Four criminally underrated guitarists from the 1980s that are guaranteed to melt your face off
Four criminally underrated guitarists from the 1980s that are guaranteed to melt your face off

From Reb Beach's legato runs in Winger to George Lynch's Sunset Strip shredding in Dokken, these 1980s metal guitarists have been largely overlooked by mainstream audiences.

Beach and Lynch are among the era's most technically proficient players who helped define the sound of 1980s hard rock and metal but have not received the same level of acclaim as their more famous contemporaries.

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