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Favorite Guitar Solo

What is your favorite guitar solo? The one that bypasses your cerebral cortex? The one that best hits your emotional center? Any genre. Any period. Any length. A million notes. Or just one note. Obscure or famous. You can make any excuse as to why you choose it, but explanations are optional. But you gotta choose just one.

My choice? Eric Clapton’s solo in "Sleepy Time Time" from the Fresh Cream album. Simplicity. Emotional ecstasy. Tone.
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vair68robert
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Jimmy Page

White Summer  " In The Light 1969 "  or  1980 box set

johnto
1,023 posts
 

Surprised no mention of Mike Bloomfield who at one time was considered maybe  the best in the world. Super Sessions, Paul Butterfield, Electric Flag, Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited, live at Newport take your pick.

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simonmoon
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@hifiguy42 

Watermelon in  Easter Hay is transcendent indeed. 

Another Zappa face melter is at the 2:00 mark on What's New In Baltimore on Meets the Mothers of Prevention.

 

Great picks!

Here's one, for all you fusion fans. With Steve Smith on drums.

Corrado Rustici - Vimana

First killer solo starts at about the 3:00 minute mark. Then, at about 8:00 minutes in, he plays some really tasty stuff. 

Corrado Rustici Trio - Vimana - Live @ ClCorrado Rustici Trio - Vimana - Live @ Club STB 139, Tokyo - April 2010 - YouTubeub STB 139, Tokyo - April 2010 - YouTube

 

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wharfy
324 posts
 

Richard Thompson is an incredible guitarist. This is one of his best solos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ1WvdvI-gI

rextilleon
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Tom Morello with Springsteen--the Ghost of Tom Joad. 

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