Favorite guitar solos

[FlavaDave]

For me it has to be Selkies: The Endless Obsession by Between the Buried and Me
amazing song and the solo just tops it off

[MelL]

'Texas Flood' by Stevie Ray Vaughan

[navid]

i really like comfortably numb, the pulse version, by pink floyd.

[ThePope#15]

This is by far my favourite live solo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljzGgrl4njA

That solo took that song to a new motherfucking level. Most of the time solos are added to the song and don't really do anything, but this one just uplifted the whole arena.

[Trent215]

For me it has to be Selkies: The Endless Obsession by Between the Buried and Me
amazing song and the solo just tops it off

Saw the title of this thread, and before clicking on it that solo came to my mind....that's definitely mine as well, almost anything by Waggoner is amazing especially Selkies, the intro solo to Alaska, the jazz solo in Ants of the Sky, and the ending solo on Mordecai

[gosh]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD4emkq6XOc

Check the out-tro

[psychomonkey62]

Under A Glass Moon - Dream Theater

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSlR90VEKlY

[Travman93]

Rock of Ages-Def Leppard

Pretty simple, yet it goes with the song well.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=DvNOZegkVXo

[Unhinged]

Under A Glass Moon - Dream Theater

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSlR90VEKlY

Beat me to it. There are certainly other awesome solos, but this one came to mind first.

[Pajman]

Highway Star from the Made in Japan album. Ritchie Blackmore is by far the best improviser in rock.

[Edgecrusher]

Future Breed Machine - Meshuggah

Closed Eye Visuals - Meshuggah

[CheeseMonkeys]

Achilles last stand

[Jordan]

Ending solo of:

Frozen brains tell no tales,http://youtube.com/watch?v=qjwJYr13Ipw

Welcome to Bucketheadland,http://youtube.com/watch?v=0GFtkPJU1WE

Both by Buckethead,


Welcome Home--Coheed and Cambria- http://youtube.com/watch?v=vGpbd6BUO0I

Many more others

[Jordan]

This is by far my favourite live solo.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljzGgrl4njA

That solo took that song to a new motherfucking level. Most of the time solos are added to the song and don't really do anything, but this one just uplifted the whole arena.

Wow, I actually reallly loved that song... I understand that Dream Theatre, is one of the most technical bands out there, but I just havn't been able to cling unto a song by them until that..

Request any others?

Btw, that solo is perfect, Petrucci is one of the best there is today.


woops-sorry for double post.

[Rado]

About 53 seconds in. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6pUZNfzk3Q) I love Glenn Tilbrook. This was the solo that made me get a guitar.

About 2:00 in. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrFZEWw83-8) Pumps up an already testosterone full song.

They're not as 'fancy' as some are, but by gawd I love them and they fit perfectly in the songs.

edit: That Dream Theater one was great. Never listened to them before.

[Eaglefan9727]

One of the most regonizable guitar solos of all time is Hotel California by The Eagles.

[Ænema]

Metallica - One
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven
The Outlaws - Green Grass and High Tides
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
Pantera - Floods
Steve Vai - For the Love of God
Kiss - Shock Me
Deep Purple - Highway Star
Van Halen - Eruption
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
Sublime - Santeria
Radiohead - Paranoid Android

[Lord Gold]

Saw the title of this thread, and before clicking on it that solo came to my mind....that's definitely mine as well, almost anything by Waggoner is amazing especially Selkies, the intro solo to Alaska, the jazz solo in Ants of the Sky, and the ending solo on Mordecai

That's also exactly what came to mind for me too, haha.

I'd like to also add Blindfolds Aside by Protest the Hero. The solo in the song is so amazing to me, it's really smooth and aesthetically pleasing. The acoustic solo at the end is also great, I love a good acoustic part.

And I'd also like to add two songs by Coheed and Cabria, both of which are mostly duel solos. Welcome Home and The Willing Well IV: The Final Cut are both amazing songs, consisting mostly of epic guitar battles. They've got an amazing sound to them, especially with the effects they use, such as the talk box wah pedal.

[Trent215]

I'd like to also add Blindfolds Aside by Protest the Hero. The solo in the song is so amazing to me, it's really smooth and aesthetically pleasing. The acoustic solo at the end is also great, I love a good acoustic part.



LOL, I really like Protest the Hero the only thing I have against them though is that I can never tell when a solo comes up in a song of theirs....I mean Luke is just fucking shredding the length of the entire songs, look up the tabs to their songs, they're repetitive but it's basically just picking mad fast all the way down the neck of the guitar

[sweet]

Pink Floyd - comfortably numb
The Eagles - Hotel california
Guns N' Roses - november rain
The Beatles - while my guitar gently weeps ( Eric Clapton plays the guitar in this song)

[n00b_rocket]

Pink Floyd - Time

[Rootraz]

My list is kind of extremely long, but I have a lot of favorites

Avenged Sevenfold - Sidewinder http://youtube.com/watch?v=TnZpzjeHqrE
Between the Buried and Me - Selkies: The Endless Obsession http://youtube.com/watch?v=19UZd_DKs2Q
Between the Buried and Me - White Walls http://youtube.com/watch?v=ApNSnzQciTQ
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yrU2Upud518&feature=related
Buckethead - Nottingham Lace
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QeEFgVCC1w8
Buckethead - Sneak Attack
Carlos Santana - Europa http://youtube.com/watch?v=hBDLQZgntYE
Darkest Hour - Tranquil http://youtube.com/watch?v=mRZt-VsN8xY
Jimi Hendrix - Pali Gap http://youtube.com/watch?v=LgIaLL-iP0Y
Jimi Hendrix - Message of Love http://youtube.com/watch?v=kHJza8YAqWY
Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun http://youtube.com/watch?v=sVvtIS2YGVI
Jimi Hendrix - Night Bird Flying http://youtube.com/watch?v=qvd54w0vGJg
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Child (Slight return) http://youtube.com/watch?v=layTKmyJyBY
Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You http://youtube.com/watch?v=ryZCHb1W8OI
Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven http://youtube.com/watch?v=lKg4g9zMeHI
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird http://youtube.com/watch?v=O1mCQKuvzCM
Metallica - One http://youtube.com/watch?v=JwW9L_qzqp8
Metallica - And Justice For All http://youtube.com/watch?v=gARKFH98vx0
Michael Angelo Batio - Tribute to Randy http://youtube.com/watch?v=Xqmi3jCsRSc&feature=related
Pink Floyd - Have A Cigar http://youtube.com/watch?v=igfCEdKrZJk
Pink Floyd - Time http://youtube.com/watch?v=1V71MQEUJKY
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb http://youtube.com/watch?v=YQWszrZHBPI
Rage Against The Machine - Mic Chick http://youtube.com/watch?v=j2flANhkdZs
Rage Against The Machine - Know Your Enemy http://youtube.com/watch?v=TbEg9_TjVTQ
Steely Dan - My Old School http://youtube.com/watch?v=Pj9Rs56u8YY&feature=related
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood http://youtube.com/watch?v=YDBIbJKjAZQ

[Ernie Shiester]

Wow, I actually reallly loved that song... I understand that Dream Theatre, is one of the most technical bands out there, but I just havn't been able to cling unto a song by them until that..

Request any others?

Btw, that solo is perfect, Petrucci is one of the best there is today.


woops-sorry for double post.

'In the name of God' is one of my favorite Petrucci/Rudess solos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqAVdwdxqUM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju6P5jiJzyU&feature=related

Its impossible to pick a favorite guitar solo - but Red Barchetta and Camera's Eye still give me chill bumps after all these years. And any Dave Gilmour....and some jazzers no one here would probably care about...Eric Johnson is fucking amazing and has incredible tone...Jeff Beck on Roger Water's 'Amused to Death' album...really any Jeff Beck. Dennis Dias on Steely Dan's tune 'Aja'...

[Jordan]

BUMP: Don't you die on me!



Wet Sand by Red Hot Chili Peppers- http://youtube.com/watch?v=PxuLv9Qa9Tg

Solo that comes in at 4:20.

It really is quite beautiful

[Jordan]

DONT DIE ON ME THREAD! http://youtube.com/watch?v=gHKxKEGXgrk- Metallica's Unforgiven II, solo comes in about mid-way

[frazzled]

It's far from hardcore, but I love the solo in "Something" by The Beatles.

[Rootraz]

Updated mine with links

[FlavaDave]

Bat County by A7X may not be that great of a solo but i love it

[Mpahriel]

Veteran of the Psychic Wars - Blue Oyster Cult


About 3:45 in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrd2xf5DIlU

[Trent215]

Bat County by A7X may not be that great of a solo but i love it

I've never liked A7X's solos...they all sound the same and you can tell the difference between an A7X solo and any other bands solo, it just seems to have that sound and I just don't like it

[Rect Him]

Watermelon in Easter Hay-Frank Zappa

[FlavaDave]

I've never liked A7X's solos...they all sound the same and you can tell the difference between an A7X solo and any other bands solo, it just seems to have that sound and I just don't like it

true that
the guitars in their songs always sound the same
but i still really like their stuff

[Lt.Dan]

Not in particular order but:
Jet to Jet (Alcatrazz - Malmsteen)
Tornado of Souls (Friedman - Megadeth)
Dread and the Fugitive Mind (Friedman - Megadeth)
Save Our Love (Malmsteen)

[Jordan]

Almost forgot:

Airbourne- Too Much

The Darkness- Love is only a feeling

[StairridersInc.]

Jordan by Buckethead

Green Grass and High Tides by The Outlaws

Welcome Home- Coheed and Cambria

[Ernie Shiester]

My list is kind of extremely long, but I have a lot of favorites
...
Steely Dan - My Old School http://youtube.com/watch?v=Pj9Rs56u8YY&feature=related
...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XN30zTpozRw

:wave:

[Rootraz]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XN30zTpozRw

:wave:

That was quite enjoyable, but I prefer the crispness and harmonics of the Skunk Baxter version. Very good change in style though.

[Ernie Shiester]

Skunk was awesome on the pedal steel too in those days. I was just listening to Irvine '74 today. Have you found many live (not lip sync) video from that era that you don't have to use p2p to view? I sure haven't - aside from the standard top of the pops "Reelin' In the Years' - whatever show that was.

[Rootraz]

Skunk was awesome on the pedal steel too in those days. I was just listening to Irvine '74 today. Have you found many live (not lip sync) video from that era that you don't have to use p2p to view? I sure haven't - aside from the standard top of the pops "Reelin' In the Years' - whatever show that was.

No, I haven't. I tried a while ago but came up with basically nothing.

[J-ack]

The intro to Gimme A D by Parkway Drive. It's my favourite song ever.

[Dadahh]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3duAGTJ_QJI amazing.

[FlavaDave]

The intro to Gimme A D by Parkway Drive. It's my favourite song ever.

it goes for like 5 seconds and doesnt really have any effect on the song
wouldnt really call it a solo...
still a great song

[Bluesman461]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3duAGTJ_QJI amazing.

I love how raw that sounds at 3:09, you just don't want it to end. Gilmour is a genious.

[cbm]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb5QaCfm7bg
if it hasnt been posted

[Jordan]

Not in particular order but:
Jet to Jet (Alcatrazz - Malmsteen)
Tornado of Souls (Friedman - Megadeth)
Dread and the Fugitive Mind (Friedman - Megadeth)
Save Our Love (Malmsteen)

You my friend, have good taste in guitars.

Especially Dread and the Fugitive Mind, masterpiece.

[MexAmercn_Moose]

ima have to go with November Rain...i don't know why but that solo always gets to me

[Metamorphosis]

its a pretty easy solo to play but, its a rock classic! love the wahwah

voodoo chile (slight return) - Jimi Hendrix

[BoredofSk@ting]

Black Magic Woman - Santana
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nqDiBlvnRM
Hes playing his electric guitar in the rain HARDCORE

FTW