Best Guitar Solo - Page 2

bashea · #16 February 3rd, 2006

A great guitar solo is not about speed or technique. There are plenty of hammering, speed fingers out there doing boring solos. A great solo becomes the "voice" of the song and elevates the core soul of it.

Examples:

David Gilmour (Pink Floyd): "Mother"
Greg Lake (ELP): "Karn Evil 9, Ist Impression, Part 2"
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin): "Stairway to Heaven"

Then there's Carlos Santana and his PRS, which IS the voice of so many songs, such as "Samba Pa Ti".

Check'em out boys and girls.

gothika66698 · #17 February 3rd, 2006

In my opinion the three greatest solo's are slash's on november rain and sweet child o mine and iron maiden the number of the beast solo was brilliant.

Ledhead V-2 · #18 February 5th, 2006

Too many to list, but here's a few I'm personally fond of:

Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Evil And Here To Stay - Jeff Healey
Bad Horsie - Steve Vai
Dazed & Confused - Led Zeppelin
Crazy Train - Randy Rhoads
Slow Ride - Foghat
Crossroads - Clapton
Dreams - Duane Allman
Poundcake - Van Halen
Stranglehold - Ted Nugent
Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns & Roses
Freeway Jam - Jeff Beck

sale · #19 February 6th, 2006

I know it is a matter of taste but check out this page guitar.about.com/library/bl100greatest.htm

gravitas · #20 February 10th, 2006

I'm surprised that no one's even mentioned John McLaughlin. I was never too big on fusion, but he's written some good stuff (at least, when he's not professionally wanking his guitar all over the band).

chammon · #21 February 11th, 2006

It's subjective for sure but I have a recording of Chet Atkins rendition of 'Recuerdos de la al Hambra' recorded during a live concert in Paris, which was absolutely flawless and brought down the house.

coldethyl · #22 February 11th, 2006

Chet Atkins was an amazing guitarist. Have you heard him do 3 tunes in one song? It's absolutely mind blowing. The name of the song escapes me for now, but it was quite clever the way he did it anyway.

chammon · #23 February 11th, 2006

I remember him playing Yankee Doodle and Dixie at the same time. The man must have had at least two separate brains.

tcliff · #24 February 11th, 2006

There is a tab for Yankee Doodle Dixie here.

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/...tkins_tabs.htm

coldethyl · #25 February 11th, 2006

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Originally Posted by chammon

I remember him playing Yankee Doodle and Dixie at the same time. The man must have had at least two separate brains.

Yeah, I think that was it!

gravitas · #26 February 12th, 2006

Hey, you want the best showmanship in a guitar solo? I know it's old, but this one goes hands-down to the Head Cuttin' Duel from Crossroads.

Now, this isn't the whole thing (there's nothing quite like seeing Steve Vai playing "Bad Horsie, smoke rising from his hair and coiling from his snout), but it does have the fingerstyle classical section.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...05553&q=guitar

The actor is Ralph Macchimo, but it was actually performed by Ry Cooder (formerly of Captain Beefheart), if you're into that kind of trivia.

coldethyl · #27 February 13th, 2006

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Originally Posted by gravitas

Hey, you want the best showmanship in a guitar solo? I know it's old, but this one goes hands-down to the Head Cuttin' Duel from Crossroads.

Yeah, I remember that movie. I must get it on dvd when it becomes available in my local dvd shop.
Ry Cooder is such a good slide player, and Steve Vai...................nuff said!

Neil

Ledhead V-2 · #28 February 14th, 2006

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Originally Posted by gravitas

Hey, you want the best showmanship in a guitar solo? I know it's old, but this one goes hands-down to the Head Cuttin' Duel from Crossroads.

Now, this isn't the whole thing (there's nothing quite like seeing Steve Vai playing "Bad Horsie, smoke rising from his hair and coiling from his snout), but it does have the fingerstyle classical section.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...05553&q=guitar

The actor is Ralph Macchimo, but it was actually performed by Ry Cooder (formerly of Captain Beefheart), if you're into that kind of trivia.

I think the last 10 mins. or so of the movie is worth putting up with the rest of it, so-so as it is. Too bad the link you provided doesn't show the scene in it's entirety -- Vai was really cooking just as Macchio and his elderly traveling partner first walked in the juke-joint. He had the place hopping.

I read an interview with Vai not long ago and the subject of "The Duel" was brought up. Vai jokingly complained that wherever he goes, someone will undoubtedly ask, "Hey, how come you let that Karate Kid beat you in that movie?!" Vai has to explain that it was Cooder and himself who actually did Macchio's riffs, and that the actor did not "chop-chop heeeeyah!" the hell out of him in the head-cutting contest.

btw -- Speaking of "Bad Horsie", the best version I've seen of it is on the "Steve Vai: Live at The Astoria (London 2001)" DVD. Best metal video I've ever seen/heard -- bar none.

coldethyl · #29 February 15th, 2006

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Originally Posted by Ledhead V-2

btw -- Speaking of "Bad Horsie", the best version I've seen of it is on the "Steve Vai: Live at The Astoria (London 2001)" DVD. Best metal video I've ever seen/heard -- bar none.

Have you checked out the latest G3 concert series called "G3 Live In Tokyo" with Satch, Vai, and John Petrucci.

I'm picking it up this Friday. I've heard it's very good.

Neil

Ledhead V-2 · #30 February 15th, 2006

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Originally Posted by coldethyl

Have you checked out the latest G3 concert series called "G3 Live In Tokyo" with Satch, Vai, and John Petrucci.

I'm picking it up this Friday. I've heard it's very good.

Neil

You're probably going to think I'm "pulling your leg" (to put it politely), but I picked up mine at Wal-Mart less than a week ago. It is very good. It starts with Petrucci doing two #'s, followed by Satriani doing three, and Vai picks up the rear doing three himself. They save the best for last as all three of them take stage and jam to "Foxey Lady", "La Grange", and "Smoke on the Water." Yowza!

I became a Vai fanatic when I bought "Live at the Astoria." The only time I'd ever heard him before was in "Crossroads" and on DLR's "Eat 'em and Smile" album (loved "Yankee Rose"). I ran across the "Astoria" dvd while picking up Skynyrd's "Freebird: The Movie." Figured what the hell, only $15...why not? Turns out it's the best $15 I ever spent. I was absolutely floored from the opening track "Shyboy" and by the time they whipped into "Bad Horsie", I was in heaven. (Other personal favorites on the dvd are Hendrix's "Fire", "Great Balls of Gold", and the closer, "The Attitude Song." Eric Sardinas appears onstage out of nowhere for that one and is simply incredible on that electric dobro). I've watched that video at least ten times in the 3 mos. that I've had it and have yet to watch so much as 1/3 of the "Freebird" dvd -- and I'm a big Skynyrd fan. What's that tell you?

Incredibly gifted as Vai is, I have to admit I think Satriani gave the best performance of the three on the "G3: Tokyo" dvd with Vai a close 2nd and Petrucci an even closer 3rd. Then again, Satch was Vai's mentor/teacher...

enjoy it, my man.

Bob