Favorite guitar solo?

[tubeswell]

Any Knopfler

And another vote for the Kid Charlemagne solo by Larry Carlton (original recording played in 2 parts according to this)

http://www.granatino.com/sdresource/16lc.htm

Somewhere amongst this live (1988) medley (pity about the vid quality in 1988):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMArrSjSjOo

[butwhatif]

Gary rips it up in a shortie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs8HNIfRuWk

[butwhatif]

Mike gives a clinic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1K7rjBA7eU

[butwhatif]

andreas' straightahead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqGpOWLpLr4

[butwhatif]

two of the best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6frDRYia_I

[Teleguy61]

Great stuff guys.
One more for Gary Moore:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0nKJFVVoYM

[stelligan]

Cool thread!!!

Here is one of my faves. A blues/fusion solo. Scott Henderson with "Players". The Creeping Terror solo. Clip and transcription here in middle of page:

http://translate.google.com/translate?h ... md%3Divnso

[stelligan]

two of the best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6frDRYia_I

Killer.... Saw these 2 at the Monterey Jazz Fest a few years before this. Mind blowing good, but for Larry Goldings on organ. Feedback problems drove him nuts and he stormed off the stage throwing a tantrum putting a big damper on the rest of the set. Very weird behavior for a "professional"..... Feedback was boo bad, though.

[stelligan]

Some Bireli Lagrene. First time I heard this guy on a Public Radio station forever ago. It was a pull the car over and wait for the radio jock to say who the hell this was....... Not my favorite stuff of his, but the guy plays his ass off always:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRXr9Ru1KFE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFF7LiTIaTI

[lathan]

1.Derek Trucks solo on "Layla" with the Allman Brothers on the 'Instant Live' cd from 8/9/2003 (To me, it was like Duane reincarnated but better)

2. Gary Moore w/ Albert King "Stormy Monday"

3. Walter Trout "Red House" live

4. Joe Bonamassa "Sloe Gin"

5. Jeff Healy "All Along The Watchtower" Live.

6. Dickey Betts (with the ABB) "Whipping Post" Live @ the Hammersmith 6/25/1991

[GoghVan]

Mmmm....hard not to snub anyone....but here are some that may not have been mentioned. The obvious Clapton, SRV,Beck etc. stuff I don't need to note...

For modern Clean Jazz....Anything by Bob Devos. Supper Tone, technique and phrasing.

Bill Nelson with Be Bop Deluxe... Modern Music, Axe Victim etc.
Eric Johnson....Cliffs of Dover, Desert Rose
Frip's Solo's on "The Cheerful Insanity of...Giles, Giles, and Frip"
Danny Gaton on "Crusin Deuces" CD
Robbin Trower....."Whisky Train"
On acoustic.... a number of tunes by Leo Kottke or Bruce Cockburn
George Benson's solo on "I Want You" from "The Other Side of Abbey Road".....great vocals and cool jam. It came out in '69....still holds up.
Stever Morse w/Dixie Dregs on "Nite Of The Living Dregs"
And sooooo many more...

[Cliff Schecht]

Tony Rice tears it up in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u964a0f38s

[Teleguy61]

Tony Rice tears it up in this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u964a0f38s

Nice one Cliff.
That is one rippin band!

[jurgen]

Not to be missed:

Jeff Baxter - My old school

Leslie West - Theme for an Imaginary Western

Alan Holdsworth - Red Alert

Hellicasters - Orange Blossom Express

Robert Fripp - The Night Watch

Duane and Dickie - You Don't Love Me

Steve Howe - Your's Is No Disgrace

Ingvie Malmsteen - Marching Out

Ritchie Blackmore - Highway Star

Steve Vai - Zombi Woof (Z plays Z)

Robin Trower - Too Rolling Stoned


Too many great solos to choose from:

LC

RF

JB


Tubeless :


Julian Bream

Django Reinhardt (Stephane too -awesome phrasing)


In a class by itself:

Eelectric Ladyland

[da Geezer]

Don't know if this one has been mentioned, but this is one of my (if not THE) all time favorite songs.......just makes me feel good (in a guitar sort-of way) right from the start.

Larry Carlton @ his best, IMO....."Don't take me alive"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tllhmK9g4G4