The best guitar solos belong to?

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  • ErasmusBDragon
    ErasmusBDragon Posts: 113
    edited December 2012
    Add Richard Thompson.
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited December 2012
    I read that "Rolling Stone" mag readers voted EVHs "Eruption" as best guitar solo of all time. Not sure I agree but I am a big fan of Clapton. Maybe he is too obvious of a pick on this thread. Derek Trucks can also WAIL!
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  • 55LS70
    55LS70 Posts: 184
    edited December 2012
    Steve Hunter's Intro to Sweet Jane on Lou Reed's Rock n' Roll Animal has always been one of my favorites.
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  • audio_alan
    audio_alan Posts: 770
    edited December 2012
    +1 to David Gilmore. He could say more with a couple notes than other guys could say with 100.
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  • bthogan
    bthogan Posts: 151
    edited December 2012
    Someone has to nominate Robert Fripp, and I'd like to be that someone.

    Not everyone's cup of tea, sure, but those of us who enjoy his work...enjoy it very much.
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  • vstarkwell
    vstarkwell Posts: 328
    edited December 2012
    Any love for Mick Taylor? "Time Waits for no one" and or "Sway".

    I listen to a LOT of Grateful Dead and Jerry could hold his own with anybody. Off the top of my head his solo on "Uncle Johns Band" Dick's Picks Vol. 5, Oakland, CA 12/26/79

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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited December 2012
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited December 2012
    Things like "best" and "favorite" are so hard to assign. But I really need to show some more love for Jerry. There's a version of Hard to Handle on Fallout From The Phil Zone. That one song is the only track that the Dead ever released commercially that was sourced from an audience tape, because its just that freakin good. The quality of the audience tape is really good, or they never could have pulled off releasing it. As you're listening to it you think, hmmm, it's a pretty good Hard To Handle. But then as soon as the solo kicks in you just say, "OH! Wow....." Jerry in his prime was tough to not love.
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  • goofyGAguy
    goofyGAguy Posts: 545
    edited December 2012
    I think a great solo that rarely gets mentioned is Jimmy Lyon's solo on Two Tickets to Paradise.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,775
    edited December 2012
    goofyGAguy wrote: »
    I think a great solo that rarely gets mentioned is Jimmy Lyon's solo on Two Tickets to Paradise.

    That is a great one. To many to list for me...One sleeper for me is the solo on Styx's Grand Illusion...
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    edited December 2012
    and don't forget Eddie...
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,634
    edited December 2012
    Though not a fan of the music I think many have forgotten one player in particular. His name Chet Atkins I bet he has forgotten more about guitar playing than all the others combined.
    Jerry Reed is one other both he and Chet played on many many other artist's records for along time.
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited December 2012
    roy buchanan could induce the goose bumps
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,020
    edited December 2012
    I'll second that Roy Buchanan. Second Album. And Mick Taylor.
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  • Dimehead
    Dimehead Posts: 31
    edited December 2012
    Eddie Van Halen
    Dimebag Darrell
    Steve Vai
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited December 2012
    A quiet solo by F Zappa that is very nice but short that many people have never heard is "Sleep Dirt".
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,020
    edited December 2012
    Was not familiar with Sleep Dirt so I just listened to it on You Tube. Outstanding.
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  • bthogan
    bthogan Posts: 151
    edited December 2012
    Oh jeez, speaking of nice but short...the 2nd solo in Steely Dan's "Your Gold Teeth II". I'm pretty sure it's Denny Dias.

    There's a couple of solos toward the end of the track. I think they're both by Denny...first he plays a cool little solo, and then everyone quiets down a bit, and he comes in again with a quieter solo, less gain on the guitar, with a beautiful little run right in the middle...lovely little bit of work.
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  • bikezappa
    bikezappa Posts: 2,463
    edited December 2012
    dromunds wrote: »
    Was not familiar with Sleep Dirt so I just listened to it on You Tube. Outstanding.

    I thought I was familiar with all the Zappa tunes, but the day he died NPR was giving a short tribute to him and they played the complete "Sleep Dirt" tune.
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  • tashalb
    tashalb Posts: 4
    edited December 2012
    what is new movies now?
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  • ErasmusBDragon
    ErasmusBDragon Posts: 113
    edited December 2012
    bthogan wrote: »
    Oh jeez, speaking of nice but short...the 2nd solo in Steely Dan's "Your Gold Teeth II". I'm pretty sure it's Denny Dias.

    There's a couple of solos toward the end of the track. I think they're both by Denny...first he plays a cool little solo, and then everyone quiets down a bit, and he comes in again with a quieter solo, less gain on the guitar, with a beautiful little run right in the middle...lovely little bit of work.

    Nice but short in another Steely Dan cut is "Third World Man"- beautiful.
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited December 2012
    The original "Heart of Stone". No credits on the cover, but my money is on Brian Jones.

    Whoever did the solos on The Kinks "You Really Got Me" and "All Day and All of the Night". I don't think it was brother Dave.
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  • Bubinga99
    Bubinga99 Posts: 283
    edited December 2012
    Some good ones mentioned, and a few I had not heard but have now, thanks to youtube.

    Gary Richrath's solo (REO Speedwagon) on Golden Country live is a good few minutes of wailing:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDZ7s68LmCk
    (it starts about the 3 minute mark if you don't want to listen to the whole thing)
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,634
    edited December 2012
    Lindsey Buckingham nimble fingers right there.
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited December 2012
    This is one of my faves, these guys were having fun back then!

    Van Halen 5150 live 1989
    (at 3:17 in the vid Eddie starts to let it rip)

    Video:
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  • seabeerob213
    seabeerob213 Posts: 1,843
    edited December 2012
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  • bobsvinyl
    bobsvinyl Posts: 5
    edited December 2012
    Hendrix-Little Wing. The late Randy California of Spirit-Dark Eyed Woman. Early Dave Edmunds with Love Sculpture-Shake Your Hips or the incredible version of Sabre Dance. Buddy Guy-the whole Sweet Tea CD.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited December 2012
    Sweet Tea is one of my favorites of Buddy's along with Feels Like Rain.
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited December 2012
    Going to see one of the best still doing it this weekend. Trey Anastasio/Phish.
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  • Tornado Red
    Tornado Red Posts: 939
    edited December 2012
    Some great answers here. I'm a Gilmour fan as well. And now for something completely different: Go to YouTube and type in Roy Clark. Yes, that Roy Clark of Hee Haw fame. Check out Malaguena. The guy had these chubby little fingers but could he ever play guitar!
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