What Are The Best Guitar Solos Ever?

For me, 'Comfortably Numb' is by far the best.

 

theres way too many to choose from, but i gotta agree 'comfortably numb' is a good one, i also love 'stairway to heaven' and some metallica songs that i cant think of at the moment

 

best guitar solos? its really a matter of opinion. my favorites are either "Dark Star"- Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) or "David Bowie"- Trey Anastasio (Phish). In terms of complication and versitility of both Jerry and Trey's guitar playing no mainstream rock'n'roll guitarist comes close. yet there are many jazz guitarists that blow all these guys out of the water. Al di Meola is simply the best. all my opinion ofcourse

 

Comfortably Numb
Maggot Brain (Check this one out!!!)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Black Sabbath

IMO
JOn

 

neil young on like a hurricane,thats my favorite

 

The third solo an 'One' is probably their most famous. There are three great ones on 'Fade To Black', too. 'Welcome Home (Sanitarium)' has four amazing solos, but the first two are the best.

 

'Achilles Last Stand' by Zeppelin. Then maybe the South Saturn Delta version of 'Here He Comes (Lover Man)' by Hendrix (pretty much the whole song is a solo).

And 'Good Morning Little Schoolgirl' by Ten Years After has a sick blues solo.

 

This is a top twenty guitar solo ever (at least.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8akmP6Sjv2o

Buckethead - Whitewash. Don't worry - it's not just mindless shredding. It's amazing.

 

agree with jerry and trey

 

Al Di Meola is very fast, but for passion and skill, Paco De Lucia and John McLaughlin are amazing. The stuff Hendrix and SRV could do with their guitars is amazing, too.

 

Nice too see someone mention Maggot Brain. Eddie Hazel is one of my favourite guitarists.

Are you familiar with his solo album, 'Games, Dames & Guitar Thangs'?

He covers songs like I Want You (She's So Heavy) and California Dreamin' ... Fabulous stuff if you ask me.

Back to the subject... best is obviously subjective, so a few of my favourites are:

Led Zeppelin - Since I've Been Loving You
Roy Buchanan - Roy's Bluz
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers - Have You Heard
Cream - Sittin' On Top Of The World
Jimi Hendrix - Machine Gun
SRV - Texas Flood
Freddie King - Have You Ever Loved A Woman
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Almost Cut My Hair

 

I just liked hearing Jimmi play Voodoo child at Wood stock

 

For me has been... always, Pali gap by Hendrix, perhaps because I play more than any other.