What is the best Guitar solo ever?

[Enigmers]

The intro solo for Boston's "Long Time."

 

[Betancore]

Since Comfortably Numb's outro solo's already been mentioned, I guess I'll go with this one. I swear, I'm always terrified when I find out that the guy I'm dating likes Lynyrd Skynyrd, because I maintain that you cannot listen to this song and still want to stay with your girlfriend.

 

[Master Kuja]

Under a Glass Moon. John Petrucci at his finest.

Yes. This.

On a similar note.


At about 1:48, my favourite part of the song.

Also, Damage Control.

 

[MrMoustaffa]

For all the Blue Oyster Cult Fans out there, I think you guys will like this one. And for everyone else, listen to it too, its deffinitely up there for "best guitar solo" category.

The Song is "Veteran of the Pyschic Wars", in case you wondering. If you're lazy and just want to skip to the solo, go to 2:30, although the intro really kinda sets the mood of the song, and if you skip the intro the solo kinda looses its meaning.

 

[Explosm]

This war is ours - Escape the fate
or
Carolyn - black veil brides
or
goodbye my love - LoveHateHero

 

[DustyDrB]

Any questions?

Yeah. I'm not the biggest southern rock fan, but there's a reason people still yell "Free Bird!!" at concerts (a reason besides alcohol and a lack of creativity in one's sense of humor).

As far as guitar solos go for just fitting the mood of a song, I lean more towards the one in "Rock & Roll" at about 3:30. It's extremely short, but it makes me smile every time.

A runner up for me is Wilco's live version of "Handshake Drugs". There's fills scattered all about in the song (my favorite is at 3:04), and then it ends with Jeff Tweedy and Nels Cline (my personal favorite guitarist) combining forces for this wall of sound (starting at about 3:40)

 

[Aerodynamic]

Thank god for Navarro.

 

[rhoads1982]

You are a genius. I don't know ANY Dire Straits fans outside of my family...

 

[The Last Parade]

why has no one mentioned Kirk Hammet yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7N4P7ejddw

 

[Sporky111]

I always go to Hand of Blood by Bullet for my Valentine when I think of good solos. They get a lot of hate, but they guy can play a hell of a solo. And it just fits with the rest of the song perfectly

Spoiler: Solo starts at 2:18

Solo starts at 2:18

 

[Nazulu]

Most live shows from Jimi Hendrix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s10K8XkFCaE&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L63iQSzdSc&feature=related

And live shows from Jimmy Page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wewu45XSb00
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Au7_8hzZrCs

 

[DarkWarriorSSJ]

Have to go with the solo from Jethro Tull's Aqualung.

 

[aruseusx]

Holy Wars by Megadeth. All of the solos are awesome.

 

[Toaster Hunter]

Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock, playing the national anthem.


It doesn't get any better than that.

 

[skitzo van]

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

Nice, but I prefer the Ner Ner solo more, just personal opinion.
My favorite all time solo would have to be Watermelon In Easter Hay

Spoiler

 

[annilator666]

stairway to heaven's solo (if you dont know the band you fail) and by great odins beard from marc rizzo

 

[Great North]

My Sharona, by The Knack. In the middle of an otherwise okay song, there is a ROCKING guitar solo. Not super technically difficult mind you, but just one of those glorious "god damn, that's awesome" solos that remind you why you listen o music.

 

[LittleChone]

The one from Bohemian Rhapsody. No exceptions.

 

[onewheeled]

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

This. Oh, this. That is the single most impressive song I've ever listened to, considering there's only one person playing guitar.

Spoiler: For people that haven't had their minds blown...

 

[Anonymoustache]

Anything by Slash, but one that sticks out in my mind is November Rain's solo.
Also the solo in I Believe in a Thing Called Love.