What is the best Guitar solo ever?

[icame]

So escapists i have been getting into a lot more instrumental music recently and i was wondering in your opinion what is the best guitar solo.

It doesn't have to be based on pure skill of performing, but can just be based on how it sounds also. A personal favorite of mine is Guthrie Govan's Fives

 

[aLivingPheonix]

That. Seriously. If I can learn that, and master it, I'll die a happy man.

 

[The Shade]

Clearly it is the second (and final) guitar solo of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb. There can be no contest.

The sphinx has spoken.

 

[Dango]

Well I consider the song "Rude Mood" by Stevie Ray Vaughan to just be one huge, awesome guitar solo.

 

[Bon_Clay]

My favourites are the solos in Freebird by Lynyrd Skynyrd and One by Metallica probably.

 

[Luftwaffles]

Sultans of Swing.

 

[SimuLord]

Any questions?

 

[Sn1P3r M98]

The Psychosocial solo is very nice, imo.

 

[lithiumvocals]

This. I don't know why. I just find it awesome.

 

[darth gditch]

Clearly it is the second (and final) guitar solo of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb. There can be no contest.

The sphinx has spoken.

But what about the epically long mournful guitar solo of Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pt. 1-6? Granted it's less a solo and more an instrumental, but still, it's on par.


Other than that, agreed.

 

[The Shade]

Clearly it is the second (and final) guitar solo of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb. There can be no contest.

The sphinx has spoken.

But what about the epically long mournful guitar solo of Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pt. 1-6? Granted it's less a solo and more an instrumental, but still, it's on par.


Other than that, agreed.

Much as I love Shine On, and every single mournful note it has to offer, I have the most emotional connection with Comfortably Numb's final solo. It is just so POWERFUL. I always just sit with my eyes shut, holding my breath, when it comes on. Amazing.

 

[Icarion (aka Stockholm)]

Kirisute Gomen by Trivium. The best guitar part starts around 4:20. And the druming sweet. And the name of the song means "I appologize for killing you in advance" in Japanese

Clearly it is the second (and final) guitar solo of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb. There can be no contest.

The sphinx has spoken.

But what about the epically long mournful guitar solo of Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pt. 1-6? Granted it's less a solo and more an instrumental, but still, it's on par.


Other than that, agreed.

Much as I love Shine On, and every single mournful note it has to offer, I have the most emotional connection with Comfortably Numb's final solo. It is just so POWERFUL. I always just sit with my eyes shut, holding my breath, when it comes on. Amazing.

This too. Im goin to see Roger Waters Tomorrow! Hell Yeah! Hes doing The Wall though so no Shine on but Comfortably Numb! Im so pumped

 

[EliteAssassin]

That. Seriously. If I can learn that, and master it, I'll die a happy man.

Bellamy is so awesome. And I'm seeing Muse live in December!

 

[MrSaber]

Definitely the solo from Lift by Poets of the fall

 

[Keepitclean]

That. Seriously. If I can learn that, and master it, I'll die a happy man.

I think that looks pretty easy. He is tapping it so it sounds way faster than it is.

That doesn't mean it doesn't sound great though.

 

[Still Life]

Unforgiven - Metallica

 

[The Shade]

This too. Im goin to see Roger Waters Tomorrow! Hell Yeah! Hes doing The Wall though so no Shine on but Comfortably Numb! Im so pumped

Lucky you! He was here in Toronto a few weeks ago, but I didn't even know about the show until the night prior. Friend o' mine went, and he said it was pretty crazy. Saw a bunch of his pictures from it. They've got the giant schoolmaster puppet back, which is good to see.

Who knows... Maybe he'll do another tour in a couple years for Wish You Were Here. He did Dark Side of the Moon in 2007, and now The Wall in 2010.

2013, anyone?

 

[Keepitclean]

Stairway To Heaven has a nice solo

 

[darth gditch]

Clearly it is the second (and final) guitar solo of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb. There can be no contest.

The sphinx has spoken.

But what about the epically long mournful guitar solo of Shine On You Crazy Diamond Pt. 1-6? Granted it's less a solo and more an instrumental, but still, it's on par.


Other than that, agreed.

Much as I love Shine On, and every single mournful note it has to offer, I have the most emotional connection with Comfortably Numb's final solo. It is just so POWERFUL. I always just sit with my eyes shut, holding my breath, when it comes on. Amazing.

Fair enough because I say the same about Shine On, though instead of powerful I say soulful and thus we can agree: Pink Floyd = Win.