Post a Great Guitar Solo

One of the most emotional solo by Leslie West:

 

Amos Garrett on Maria Muldaur's Midnight at the Oasis (from 1.20).

Always loved the little thing that happens at 1.49... I'm still not sure how he plays it.

 

That's his Jerry Garcia influences showing.

 

Jeebus. Rippin'!!

 

I like this one, starting about 2:20. It's simple - much of it more fuzz than melody. But after the relatively mellow sound of the rest of the song, it just explodes out of your speakers.

 

Starts at 5:14

 

I was going to post something from Television's Marquee Moon.

But I like every solo more than the next one, and I can't pick.

 

"Maggot Brain" always comes first to mind. This comes second:

 

This is the first I think of, Down in de Dew from later in Läther. Back in the 80s I owned a boot of Läther. Side 1 of LP 1, that ends with For the Young Sophisticate, is still my favorite string of music on any album.

 

Ollie Halsall showing everyone how to do it...blues to shred before anyone called it shredding... solo starts at 2;55

 

Marc Warner adds some properly tasty licks and fills from 1;20 the solo takes off around 3;17 still my favourite "pinched harmonic"

 

And for sheer chutzpah and tone... Bill Nelson..... The little stops over the pick ups are perfection the solo just sublime... 1;47 and then as the songs fades out.

 

Miles Tackett - Just What I Need. Solo at 2.20.

 

Sharon Tandy - Hold On. Solo at 1.30.

 

My vote for the single greatest solo ever recorded.
Starts near 4:30 in.



This version.

 

Another mind-boggling one by Richard.


My second favorite of his that I've heard.

 

My favorite Fred "Sonic" Smith solo.
Just absolutely incredible. (starts at near 5 and a half minutes in)

 

Jackie De Shannon - It's Love Baby (24 Hours A Day). Jimmy Page solo at 1.10.

 

One of my faves too. Fantastic.

 

Just listen to that intro.
And what he does at 1:45, man oh man.


I got to see him live finally this year, my total #1 bucket-list want for years, and he did this for me by request.
This guy is the nicest person and plays the most insane solos in the world.
The one on Rock-A-Hula-Baby from this same album may be even better, or wilder. Unreal.

 

starts at 50 seconds in and gets crazier in a short time

 

This whole thing....this guy played SO FAST he had to use banjo strings on part of his guitar because he just broke the normal strings ALL the time! A teen prodigy here.