Best Guitar Solo?

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

Whats yours? my fave would have to be 'Watermelon in Easter Hay' by Frank Zappa - 9 minutes of guitar bliss.

 

[Twizzle]

Heartbreaker, Jimmy Page (Led Zepplin)

 

[Ron Jeremy]

You guy's wouldn't know what a guitar solo is :lol: :lol: ;-)

Eruption by Van Halen is recongnised at the best solo of all time.....and the solo that influenced all rock bands from the late 70's to the early 90's.....from Gunners to Metallica...from Satriani to Malmstein they all had Eddie's style....and Eruption was the solo that started it all.

I always loved the solo to the Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd, i also loved the solo from Dreams Van Halen, Final Countdown Europe....Surfing with the Aliens Satriani.....and i can play them all!

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

Ive heard all those solos mentioned Ron, and whilst i understand the importance of 'eruption' in the evolution of the guitar solo, expecially what it did for one-handed finger-tapping - Zappa's still better ;-)

 

[half]

the cardigans - communication

wicked ill

 

[Ron Jeremy]

But Zappa said Eddie Van Halen was the best & " reinvented the guitar" ;-)

Warren De Martini from Ratt was also a great guitarist....more blues lead though.

The guitar solo to beat it is a great solo aswell.....Eddie was the guitarist on that song aswell.

i always like the guitar solo to Estranged by Gunners...brillant.

 

[Twizzle]

Don't know about guitar solos, but Zappa was a song writing freak.

"Billy the Mountain" was a classic example.

I still have it on CD in my car.

 

[Red Bear]

Ride the Lightning, Dyers Eve, Blackened, Fade to Black, One-the solo's from those song by Metallica are great.
Some good Living End solo's out there also.

 

[Twizzle]

The Living End guitarist is one of the best guitarists that I have seen live.

Forget his name, but he is very good.

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

Yeah, he'd make his job ALOT easier though if they had a second guitarist live though

 

[Twizzle]

he makes enough noise for two

he is an incredible guitarist

love the big double bass, as well

 

[ThrashViking]

Jon Levasseur, Moyses Kolesne, Trey Azagthoth, Anders Bjorler, Jon Nodtveidt, Mike Amott (Not when he's in arch friggin enemy) ,Alexi Laiho & Brian May-I dont have a favourite solo,too many great songs to list.
Best guitarist:Thats easy,Frank Zappa.

 

[Godz Illa]

Chris Cheney is his name, and I can second that opinion Twiz. He and his band are awesome live - one of the best Aussie acts I've seen.

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

Brian May produced some amazing solos

 

[Red Bear]

Chris Cheney is an excellent guitarist, and The Living End are awesome live. Chris goes insane on the guitar when he's live and his studio recordings are damn good also.

 

[PJ Marshal]

Brian May - I want to Break Free is a fav of mine and i also enjoy Steve Harris form Iron Miaden's guitar solos in Fear of the Dark and Cuaght somwhere in time

 

[ThrashViking]

Steve Harris isnt a guitarist but some of his solos do rule
I forgot Chuck Schuldiner from Death-What a fine guitarist (R.I.P )

 

[keeney]

zappa was a fkn genius as well as a work horse 75 albums in 25 years is indicative of that, man shut up and play your guitar is a terrific album

 

[[furrycat]]

Stevie Rays one at his concert once... he played the guitar solo for 10 minutes behind his back... not one mistake either.

 

[Twizzle]

who can't do that

he's only copying Jimmi