Mateus Asato says Ariana Grande makes “the best instrumental tracks for guitar players”

Mateus Asato playing guitar
(Image credit: Mateus Asato/Instagram)

As one of today’s standout electric guitar players, Mateus Asato is usually heralded for three aspects of his playing: his emotive melodic phrasing, effortlessly flawless technique and a jaw-dropping ability to combine the two.

As such, given the virtuosic nature of his playing, you’d expect that Asato draws from a wide berth of his guitar-playing peers for inspiration. While that may be the case, the neo-soul sorcerer recently took to Instagram to reveal who he thinks, above everyone else, makes the best instrumental music for guitarists.

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Matt Owen
Senior Staff Writer, GuitarWorld.com

Matt is a Senior Staff Writer, writing for Guitar World, Guitarist and Total Guitar. He has a Masters in the guitar, a degree in history, and has spent the last 16 years playing everything from blues and jazz to indie and pop. When he’s not combining his passion for writing and music during his day job, Matt records for a number of UK-based bands and songwriters as a session musician.