Your favorite guitar solos

[G the wildman]

Gilmour has/had an uncanny talent to play slow, simple solos and blow people's minds with them. Life long PF fan here, so I'm not knocking them at all! "Time" is another one you might want to check out. It's not that hard to play, but it can sound amazing. If you don't mind *only* playing the solo on your electric (and sitting around for the other 5 minutes or so or grabbing an acoustic), "Mother"? Shine On You Crazy Diamond I-IV is a load to remember but also only has a couple of 'tricky' bits. Keep up the the good work, my man!

I really struggle remembering long solos. So always wind up improvising

 

[circles]

I like the solo jam near the end of Abbey Road.

 

[Dean Swindell]

She was also a great drummer. Played drums on all their records and, in the early days, played drums and sang live. Her voice was like velvet.

Very true. there's some great live footage of her playing the drums if anybody needs to see it to know.

 

[Australian]

Guthrie Govan's solo on "Drive Home" by Steven Wilson. No list could be complete without this masterpiece!

Thats a brilliant solo. Played on a guitar that wasnt even his, and halfway through the solo a string or two broke or something or other went wrong so he had to adapt in full flight. Steven Wilson explains it in an interview.

 

[Georgiatec]

I really struggle remembering long solos. So always wind up improvising

Best way. Then people hear your take on the solo. We used to play Comfortably Numb and I played the first few "signature" bars pretty much the same as DG. I would then cut loose with my own interpretation, changing pickups to add mood. DG basically does the same when playing it live. It has the "greatest hits" from the original, but then lots of new bits....much longer too.

 

[LeftyGtrPlr]

Jake e lee laying it down!!

So many great solos from Jake and this one has to be my favorite! Just smokes this one!!

 

[circles]

Great solo, probably the dorkiest album cover ever:

 

[Midnight Blues]

Great solo, probably the dorkiest album cover ever:

Great album! I still have my vinyl that I bought when it was released.

 

[Derrick111]

Great solo, probably the dorkiest album cover ever:

Oh man, I thought that was Melissa Etheridge

 

[Midnight Blues]

Oh man, I thought that was Melissa Etheridge


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If you thought that was Melissa Etheridge, how about this?:

I remember back in '75 when these two albums were out at the same time.

 

[goldtop0]

For just sheer LP Marshall 1962 combo tone I just can't go past this one from Mayall and Clapton, talk about scaringly good

 

[TheLoudness!!]

Gilmour has/had an uncanny talent to play slow, simple solos and blow people's minds with them. Life long PF fan here, so I'm not knocking them at all! "Time" is another one you might want to check out. It's not that hard to play, but it can sound amazing. If you don't mind *only* playing the solo on your electric (and sitting around for the other 5 minutes or so or grabbing an acoustic), "Mother"? Shine On You Crazy Diamond I-IV is a load to remember but also only has a couple of 'tricky' bits. Keep up the the good work, my man!

It has to be Gilmour's smooth vibrato. It's just so pleasurable to listen to. Mother was the first solo I ever learned. It isn't hard but getting his feel for those bends is in my opinion.

Dogs is my favorite Floyd solo. There are too many good ones though.

 

[circles]

If you thought that was Melissa Etheridge, how about this?:

I remember back in '75 when these two albums were out at the same time.

Oh my god that is real.

 

[TonalEuphoria]

I literally can't think of what my favorite solo is. There are lots I like, but I don't think I have a favorite. Some are,





I'm guessing this can also give people an understanding of the tones and styles I like.

 

[Ufoscorpion]

I really struggle remembering long solos. So always wind up improvising

Lol , definitely , I’ve been trying to remember the rock bottom solo in the correct order for over 40 years .

 

[Ufoscorpion]

Its a travesty that Ronnie and Viv couldnt get along and work shit out. So many great riffs and songs from them as a team.

Ronnie should just paid Viv what he deserved it would have been as simple as that , big error on Robbie’s part . But hey that’s what happens when you let your Mrs manage you , look at the Ozzy and Jake piss take thanks to the ‘ lovely ‘ Sharon Osbourne .

 

[Matthews Guitars]

I really like it when Steve Lukather would go on solos that had me convinced he'd lost his mind and was trying to find it somewhere on the fretoard. Especially in that period of time where his solo tone was super high gain, effected, and based on his Mesa/Boogie amps.

 

[circles]

25 or 6 to 4

 

[10kDA]

Magic Sam playing Earl Hooker's guiitar

 

[circles]

Eruption.