whats your favorite guitar solo?
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blueman335
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Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
+1. That's a great one.
Also add Eric Braun Iron Butterfly Theme
+1. That's a great one.
Also add Eric Braun Iron Butterfly Theme
Lawless 67
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Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
Aceman,
Now that's more like it! I knew you had it in you, Wow! Ronnie Le Tekro not alot of people know about him, good choice one of my all time favorite songs was "King of Seven Seas"
Aceman,
Now that's more like it! I knew you had it in you, Wow! Ronnie Le Tekro not alot of people know about him, good choice one of my all time favorite songs was "King of Seven Seas"
Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
The first solo that made me want to learn to play guitar was Ritchie Blackmore on Rainbow's "All Night Long". It's a short solo but it's so well constructed and builds to a great ending. Sort of a mini-lesson on how to put together a great solo for a shorter song. There are longer, faster and more technical solos from the Man in Black, but "All Night Long" still remains an all-time favorite solo of mine.
Other monumental rock solos in my humble opinion:
- EVH - "Eruption" (the solo that launched a decade or more of guitar history)
- George Lynch/Dokken - "In My Dreams" (it's got a ton of Lynch-isms in it)
- Marc Richard Diglio/XYZ - "Face Down In The Gutter" (the most overlooked '80's/'90's player)
- Andy Timmons - "Carpe Diem"
- Randy Rhoads - "Crazy Train" or "Flying High Again"
The first solo that made me want to learn to play guitar was Ritchie Blackmore on Rainbow's "All Night Long". It's a short solo but it's so well constructed and builds to a great ending. Sort of a mini-lesson on how to put together a great solo for a shorter song. There are longer, faster and more technical solos from the Man in Black, but "All Night Long" still remains an all-time favorite solo of mine.
Other monumental rock solos in my humble opinion:
- EVH - "Eruption" (the solo that launched a decade or more of guitar history)
- George Lynch/Dokken - "In My Dreams" (it's got a ton of Lynch-isms in it)
- Marc Richard Diglio/XYZ - "Face Down In The Gutter" (the most overlooked '80's/'90's player)
- Andy Timmons - "Carpe Diem"
- Randy Rhoads - "Crazy Train" or "Flying High Again"
Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
Great call, Aceman! Neil's an overlooked guitarist and if you can find any Pat Benatar bootlegs, you'll hear just how solid he is as a live player. My first rock concert was Pat on the "Fire and Ice" tour and Neil's playing was just perfect backing her up.
Great call, Aceman! Neil's an overlooked guitarist and if you can find any Pat Benatar bootlegs, you'll hear just how solid he is as a live player. My first rock concert was Pat on the "Fire and Ice" tour and Neil's playing was just perfect backing her up.
guitfiddle
firstlessonologist
Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
- Robin Trower : Daydream, from the Trower Live! album---end solo.
- Ace: Rocket Ride. Silly tune, but he digs deeper than normal for that one.
- Trey Anastasio: The last solo in Down with Disease. Neat little repeating phrase.
- Jeff Beck...Cause We've Ended As Lovers...gives me chills, man.
But, here is my current fav of all time. I post this clip whenever I can. The Humbler taking Sleepwalk to the end...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyjtW-rvWoQ
- Robin Trower : Daydream, from the Trower Live! album---end solo.
- Ace: Rocket Ride. Silly tune, but he digs deeper than normal for that one.
- Trey Anastasio: The last solo in Down with Disease. Neat little repeating phrase.
- Jeff Beck...Cause We've Ended As Lovers...gives me chills, man.
But, here is my current fav of all time. I post this clip whenever I can. The Humbler taking Sleepwalk to the end...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyjtW-rvWoQ
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
Speaking of Blackmore, the solos on Lazy (Machine Head album) I think are his best. He's just flying on that fretboard, and doing some very creative stuff. Everything comes together on that song.
Speaking of Blackmore, the solos on Lazy (Machine Head album) I think are his best. He's just flying on that fretboard, and doing some very creative stuff. Everything comes together on that song.
ravendouglas
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Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
i may get burned at the stake but another one that kicked me in the balls was ted nugents total self glorification,look how awsome i am,wank fest solo on strangle hold.
i may get burned at the stake but another one that kicked me in the balls was ted nugents total self glorification,look how awsome i am,wank fest solo on strangle hold.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
Hey, everyone's got their own opinions on this. You won't get burned at the stake, but I humbly suggest you spend more time listening to Jimi Hendrix and the British blues/rock guitarists of the late 1960's. Old Teddy's just not in their league. While he used to brag about having the 'fastest right hand in the businsss', what he did with his left hand wasn't all that impressive and I could never get moved by his solos because of that. God knows I tried, being a Detroit boy and all.
Hey, everyone's got their own opinions on this. You won't get burned at the stake, but I humbly suggest you spend more time listening to Jimi Hendrix and the British blues/rock guitarists of the late 1960's. Old Teddy's just not in their league. While he used to brag about having the 'fastest right hand in the businsss', what he did with his left hand wasn't all that impressive and I could never get moved by his solos because of that. God knows I tried, being a Detroit boy and all.
guitarded
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Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
Michael Schenker:UFO - Try Me, off the Lights Out record...
One of the simplest solos to play but gave me goosebumps first time I heard it.
Michael Schenker:UFO - Try Me, off the Lights Out record...
One of the simplest solos to play but gave me goosebumps first time I heard it.
JeffB
Let it B
Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
The fills are Mathias but the solo is Rudy
I'll agree though that "The Same Thrill" is a kick in the balls powerful solo-one of my faves from Mathias
Mathias has/had the lead guitar player's dream job- guitar fills everywhere through every song, contrasting riffy/choppy/counterpoint rhythm work behind the main straight away power chording of a rhythm player, and then of course taking the lead on 99% of the songs.
The fills are Mathias but the solo is Rudy
I'll agree though that "The Same Thrill" is a kick in the balls powerful solo-one of my faves from Mathias
Mathias has/had the lead guitar player's dream job- guitar fills everywhere through every song, contrasting riffy/choppy/counterpoint rhythm work behind the main straight away power chording of a rhythm player, and then of course taking the lead on 99% of the songs.
guitarded
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Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
But it seems that Rudy's are more memorable. Rudy takes the all the slow melodic ones. Jabs is the king of the ballsy fills though!
But it seems that Rudy's are more memorable. Rudy takes the all the slow melodic ones. Jabs is the king of the ballsy fills though!
The fills are Mathias but the solo is Rudy
I'll agree though that "The Same Thrill" is a kick in the balls powerful solo-one of my faves from Mathias
Mathias has/had the lead guitar player's dream job- guitar fills everywhere through every song, contrasting riffy/choppy/counterpoint rhythm work behind the main straight away power chording of a rhythm player, and then of course taking the lead on 99% of the songs.
JeffB
Let it B
Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
Here are my faves from my faves-
Schenker 1
S2
Robbo (though I prefer the ALBUM version off L&D the best, not the DVD version
Smith (second solo 4:45)
Jabs
Roth
Blackmore (MIE version is better)
Moore
And although not really a fan of the band- I think this song in it's entirety (full version) is probably the coolest piece of power metal playing there is-
pt1
pt2
Here are my faves from my faves-
Schenker 1
S2
Robbo (though I prefer the ALBUM version off L&D the best, not the DVD version
Smith (second solo 4:45)
Jabs
Roth
Blackmore (MIE version is better)
Moore
And although not really a fan of the band- I think this song in it's entirety (full version) is probably the coolest piece of power metal playing there is-
pt1
pt2
dmandude123455
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Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
i have a long list but id have to say for my top 5 it would be
1.eurption/spanish fly and ice cream man-van halen
2.stairway's solo is flipping amazing
3.for the love of god - steve vai
4.comfortably numb - pink floyd
5.most of randy rhoads solos
i have a long list but id have to say for my top 5 it would be
1.eurption/spanish fly and ice cream man-van halen
2.stairway's solo is flipping amazing
3.for the love of god - steve vai
4.comfortably numb - pink floyd
5.most of randy rhoads solos
ravendouglas
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Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
i might get burned at the stake part 2..neil schon...whos crying now...i always thought neil schon played tasty solos,but not a big journey fan at all
i might get burned at the stake part 2..neil schon...whos crying now...i always thought neil schon played tasty solos,but not a big journey fan at all
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blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
I agree, he did some very nice solos with Journey. That boy knows how to play guitar.
I agree, he did some very nice solos with Journey. That boy knows how to play guitar.
Lake Placid Blues
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Re: whats your favorite guitar solo?
Not many are. I agree 100% with this. Those boys are the big league allstars. The heavy hitters. They set the standard and its a very high standard. One of the reason the British guys whoes' body of work came a bit later such as Gilmore, Moore, Holdsworth, Knopler..ect.. are so good too, was that the bar was already set so high. We Americans outside of some the foundation blues masters seem to forget that it's not fully about speed or level of difficulty and that type of stuff as well.
Not many are. I agree 100% with this. Those boys are the big league allstars. The heavy hitters. They set the standard and its a very high standard. One of the reason the British guys whoes' body of work came a bit later such as Gilmore, Moore, Holdsworth, Knopler..ect.. are so good too, was that the bar was already set so high. We Americans outside of some the foundation blues masters seem to forget that it's not fully about speed or level of difficulty and that type of stuff as well.
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