Best guitar solo ever

[tubeampking]

My vote is for Martin Barre's solo on Aqualung. What say you all/?

 

[dr*audio]

For me it's between Jimi Hendrix on "Hey, Joe"
and Steve Hackett's soaring lead on Genesis's "Firth Of Fifth."

 

[nj pheonix]

Oddly nothing coming to mind right now (not that I don't have favorites) I always liked the cutting scene in crossroads Steve Via and unseen Ry Cooder (I'm sure with time I could pull out many better Duane Allman, Mark Knofler, Jerry Garcia, Stevie Ray, Hendrix. ) let me think a bit.
(Please read that as not better than your choices, better than the cutting scene)

 

[loopstick]

Jeff Beck (Yardbirds) - Shapes of Things


Game over. Thanks for playing.

 

[El Pee]

Maggot Brain...

 

[quaddriver]

any of the twin/triple lead tradeoffs in about anything outlaws...

nearly anything by Bill F Gibbons....

Reeling in the years...steely dan...

confortably numb, pink floyd...I could go on

 

[El Cavano]

Sweet Jane (intro) - Lou Reed - Rock 'n Roll Animal Live

Ace guitar playing by some of Alice Cooper's band. sorry but I don't know them by name.

 

[E-Stat]

Michael Hedges "Aerial Bondaries"

 

[noogies]

None. There were no good guitar solos. Ever.

 

[hi*ball]

I think I can listen to Hendrix play Red House all day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_rRJIAQapg

 

[JoeESP9]

George Benson, the album Body Talk, the song Plum.

 

[DougMac]

Can't limit to one. Some of my favs:
"How Can a Man Stand Such Times and Live?" (live version), Ry Cooder
"Comfortably Numb", David Gilmour
"One Way Out", Duane Allman

 

[analogguyinadig]

Well, I'm not sure that there's any such thing as the best guitar solo ever (sort of like there's no best flavor of ice cream) but the very first thing that popped into my mind was Eric Clapton's solo in Sunshine of Your Love. Great question though, love to hear what others think.

 

[BadassBob]

Dimebag Darrell's solo in Cemetery Gates was epic, as was Jeff Hanneman's solo in Seasons In The Abyss.

 

[hnash53]

Michael Thompson's:

Dark
Moon In June
Sanctuary
Give Love A Chance

Paul Speer's
Entire Oculus album
Entire Wonders album

 

[guest110]

What? No Jimmy Page??

 

[quaddriver]

What? No Jimmy Page??

best riffer on the planet ever. far better than the gents behind pearl jam.

but when it comes to solo - which version? it seems he never played it the same twice...it can go from godlike to suck in one take....

 

[kahlfin1k]

Best pop/rock solo IMO: Jeff Baxter w/ Steely Dan on My Old School or Larry Carlton on Kid Charlemagne.

Best guitar solo period? Hard to say but it would be hard for me to make a case for Hendrix, Page or any of the rock guys when we have Wes, Benson, Django, Metheney, Rosenwinkel, etc. to compare to. I always cringe a little when rolling stone or something puts out a "best guitarist ever" list topped by a rock guy...

 

[uofmtiger]

confortably numb, pink floyd...I could go on

+1 That is the first that came to mind.

 

[prisoners]

Michael Schenker on UFO's 'Rock Bottom' The fun begins at the 4:00 minute mark:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0OatiI5XcE

No real answer, just comes down to favorites that really move the listener.