The best guitar solo of all time

[RoadKing]

Those are both very good solos, neither would even be on the radar for me in the "best guitar solo of all time", though.

Outside of that, of the two, I prefer the Painkiller solo.

I'd have a very hard time coming up with my one all-time favorite be-all/end-all solo, but if you held a gun to my head, I'd probably go with Comfortably Numb as well. I certainly can't think of a solo I'd consider any better or more perfect for such a timeless tune than that one, anyway!

 

[funeralportrait91]

There's one later as well, Lindgren plays it. It has a few sweeps (though I doubt Lindgren plays those by actually sweeping) and is a good solo.

I think I know which part you mean, I always thought of that as a "lead" rather than a "solo"

 

[BlueSky]

Neither of those would be my favorite solos. Can't really think of my favorite so I'll just say Comfortably Numb as it's certainly one of the best.

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[Lothlorien]

in flames- december flower.

IMHO

 

[Heir Apparent]

Neither of those would be my favorite solos. Can't really think of my favorite so I'll just say Comfortably Numb as it's certainly one of the best.

Comfortably Numb is also my favorite solo.

 

[Sexy_Grandpa]

I always thought Dimebag's solo's were very awesome in the metal realm. Definitely one of the high points of Pantera.

 

[Tubbs]

Seriously... why are these random choices up here and not Comfortably Numb?

Well, out of these I like Tornado of Souls 5x better.

 

[Jackehh]

metallica - one

windowpane - both solos, goddamnit, the first one might be "so-so" its good but maybe not the best. But it feels like it loads up untill the next which is just brilliant I think

 

[Sad Madrigal]

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (PULSE version)

and

Porcupine Tree - Voyage 34 (Phases I and II)

 

[Kir-ir-Bannog]

Comfortably Numb
Anything Friedman does on Rust In Peace
Any solo on Joe Satriani's Surfing With the Alien
Hammetts amazing solo on Dispoable Heros
Andy LaRoque on Individual Thought Patterns - Overactive Imagination or Trapped in Corner
Smith and Murray Stranger a Strange Land
Trey Azagthoth Where the Slime Live
Jeff Loomis This Godless Endevour
Phil Campbell the clsoing few minutes of Killed By death (No Sleep at All live album)
Necrophagist - Symbiotic in Theory
Alex Skolnick Over the Wall
Opeth - Wreath/Leper Affinity/Fair Judgement
Rocky George any solo on How Will I Laugh Tomorrow or Emotion No.13
Pretty Much any solo from Whitesnakes 1987 album is just WOW (esp crying in the rain) John Sykes....but i never found out if Vandemburg got to do any of the solos

 

[EkstatikParataxis]

I think one of the greatest solos of all time is by John Petrucci.... In Dream Theater´s Under a Glass Moon...
check it out:

 

[Vuashke]

my favourites

john mclaughlin, meeting of the spirits
scott henderson, the big wave
scott henderson, elvis at the hop
scott henderson, face first
scott henderson, bofat
scott henderson, big fun
scott henderson, all his blues stuff
mikael akerfeldt, benighted
mikael akerfeldt, patterns in the ivy ii
al di meola, mediterranean sundance
paco de lucia, mediterranean sundance
al di meola, flight of the newborn
allan holdsworth, peril premonition
allan holdsworth, road games
pat metheny, fucking everything he does
shawn lane, west side boogie
fredrik thordendal, cadaverous mastication
paul masvidal, veil of maya
jason gobel, veil of maya
paul masvidal, celestial voyage
mark knopfler, down to the waterline
mike stern, link

probably some others too but i cant remember any standouts



gary willis, got tuh b (bass)



3 greats, i think they each improvise a solo on this al di meola tune



scott henderson, maybe my favourite guitarist

 

[Blackwater Demon]

Tool - Reflection

the solo is basicly the ending to Disposition but it is amazing. If no one has heard these songs check them out. Or better yet check this out



this guy kicks ass

 

[Vuashke]

man, disposition is without a shadow of a doubt my favourite tool song

 

[RoadKing]

I think one of the greatest solos of all time is by John Petrucci.... In Dream Theater´s Under a Glass Moon...
check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVmq2C5kLoM

Great solo... makes me kinda nostalgic for when Dream Theater wrote actual music!

my favourites

john mclaughlin, meeting of the spirits
scott henderson, the big wave
scott henderson, elvis at the hop
scott henderson, face first
scott henderson, bofat
scott henderson, big fun
scott henderson, all his blues stuff
mikael akerfeldt, benighted
mikael akerfeldt, patterns in the ivy ii
al di meola, mediterranean sundance
paco de lucia, mediterranean sundance
al di meola, flight of the newborn
allan holdsworth, peril premonition
allan holdsworth, road games
pat metheny, fucking everything he does
shawn lane, west side boogie
fredrik thordendal, cadaverous mastication
paul masvidal, veil of maya
jason gobel, veil of maya
paul masvidal, celestial voyage
mark knopfler, down to the waterline
mike stern, link

What, no Guthrie Govan?!

 

[Sisyphus's Struggle]

al di meola, mediterranean sundance
paco de lucia, mediterranean sundance

 

[BefriendedUnit]

Stairway to Heaven

 

[mark b]

I think one of the greatest solos of all time is by John Petrucci.... In Dream Theater´s Under a Glass Moon...
check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVmq2C5kLoM

ABSOLUTELY^

 

[Carta's]

Great solo... makes me kinda nostalgic for when Dream Theater wrote actual music!



What, no Guthrie Govan?!

lol

Sorry to say this, but you've included Mike and not Gilmour. While I love Mike's style, I have to say that Gilmour totally SHITS on him. Well, but the "crusty old bald faggot" isn't up there with Al Di Meola, isn't he?

EDIT: wtf, I'm retarded, I was thinking about Paul Gilbert when I read Al di Meola ^n

 

[in_my_time_of_disease]

I dunno about "shitting on" but he is a slightly better player. But in terms of solo's Serenity Painted Death's has always been one of my absolute favorites. As well as When, Deliverance, Funeral, White Cluster, Godheads.....etc.