Solo Guitar - The Greats

[kiteless]

Of course, there are many great guitar solos contained in a tune or a song. But there are others that are guitar solos in their own right, most of which are just as majestic.

For example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40IF5vA1V3E

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8z2ptiznGMY

Any more for any more??

[FM]

Rory Gallagher - Shadow Play
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW0yxUAVzwI

[uriel]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VAkOhXIsI0

[gingerpaul]

Ry Cooder with Paris, Texas

SRV with Lenny

Finally, and a bit of a cliche, Stanley Myers / John Williams with Cavatina. Famous as the theme from The Deer Hunter. It's certainly where I know it from.

[Cooky]

There are many 'greats' but what makes a Guitarist stand head and shoulders above the rest? for me it's not just about the ability to thrash out some earshattering solo. it's about 'Passion'
I agree that the likes of Steve Vai, Satriani, Jan Akkerman, Jimmy Page, Steve Howe, Leslie West, Billy Gibbons and even Clapton are all great at what they do. But what makes a solo 'special'? My interpretation is one that ends all too soon, like Slash's in Sweet Child or Dave Flett's solo in Manfred Mann's Blinded by the Light.

Here are a few, who I think deserve their place next to the likes of Messers Hendrix, Gallagher, Winwood and Co.


Paul Kossoff, technical brilliance coupled with passion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-2WK7y3sas

Roy Buchannan, raw blues soloist, a Musicians Muisician
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkbM1M1WN0w

Carolos Santanna, just sublime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGeXoi-woyo

Robin Trower, for the way he gels with his band with consumate ease
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiA9md4aKSg&fea...

Alvin Lee, because to be able to play like this is just feckin rude, (4.00 is guitar porn)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijHA2BAguXI

And no thread would be complete without this genious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPl5-H5loU4&fea...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R-5IkSZ2nw

These are just a few that spring to mind, there are countless more

[Dawg]

Danny Gatton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS5XH84mmI4

Joe Pass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn0lNQD2Bhg&fea...

Wes Montgomery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXOrj7QAc8M

Jerry Douglas (okay - it's a Dobro...)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClKSED3yM3w


Tommy Emmanuel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiemszxIXCs&fea...

[dpbird90]

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

[5150]

Check out the solo at 3:15 onwards . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzq17F-b9AU

Quite an unheard of tune by Van Halen but the big thing I like about this is that the solo is nothing like it appears on the original and is completely ad-lib. Shows very well the man's talent.

Not everyone's cup of tea, but for me it's one of my favourite solos for the very reason that he's just done it off the top of his head . . . genius.

[American iv]

George Clinton and Parliament - Maggot Brain...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh3bleXWaCk&fea...

[DocJock]

Cooky said:

There are many 'greats' but what makes a Guitarist stand head and shoulders above the rest? for me it's not just about the ability to thrash out some earshattering solo. it's about 'Passion'
I agree that the likes of Steve Vai, Satriani, Jan Akkerman, Jimmy Page, Steve Howe, Leslie West, Billy Gibbons and even Clapton are all great at what they do. But what makes a solo 'special'? My interpretation is one that ends all too soon, like Slash's in Sweet Child or Dave Flett's solo in Manfred Mann's Blinded by the Light.

Here are a few, who I think deserve their place next to the likes of Messers Hendrix, Gallagher, Winwood and Co.


Paul Kossoff, technical brilliance coupled with passion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-2WK7y3sas

Roy Buchannan, raw blues soloist, a Musicians Muisician
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkbM1M1WN0w

Carolos Santanna, just sublime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGeXoi-woyo

Robin Trower, for the way he gels with his band with consumate ease
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiA9md4aKSg&fea...

[b]Alvin Lee, because to be able to play like this is just feckin rude, (4.00 is guitar porn)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijHA2BAguXI[/b]

And no thread would be complete without this genious
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPl5-H5loU4&fea...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R-5IkSZ2nw

These are just a few that spring to mind, there are countless more

This.

Awesome, awesome musicalty by the old bloke.

[Terzo123]

John Martyn - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOi_wxypeGc

[Gaspode]

Ben Travers - the greatest guitarist you've never heard of: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGGRP8eRo_A&fea...

[kiteless]

gingerpaul said:

SRV with Lenny

I've not read the rest of the posts on this thread so far, but ^ that made my hair stand on end. SRV in his early years, clearly ill from substance abuse, but still playing guitar of an intensity few have ever matched. Brilliant.

[SirClarke]

Not sure if these guys count as greats but I like them:

Andy McKee:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4

Paco de Lucia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89zM9pZzt0U&fea...

Antoine Dufour (funkiest piece of music I know):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yu0FjmcJva8&fea...
Or
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRvRBQTqUKI

Beppe Gambetta:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uOoJBuRsRg&fea...
This is cool:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N3XMK0pvhc

Don Ross:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkidVP0AcQ8

And who could forget Santana:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BrLEuzVCVQ&fea...

[SteveO...]

A couple of my favourites;

David Gilmour - Shine on you Crazy Diamond (acoustic version, Royal Festival Hall DVD)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xevLxorlKCg

Jeff Beck - Where Were You
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_-v3bj8qLs

[ndtman]

Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock playing Woodstock Improvisation and Villanova Junction. Superb!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT8sJn_GlHU

[jesusbuiltmycar]

Dave Navarro - Three Days

youtube

[B Oeuf]

Wow, good selection here....I'd like to Billy Gibbons to the mix though too

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

Edited by B Oeuf on Monday 14th December 15:07

[Malam]

Mike Keneally- The Car Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoN6_jZfTCo

Mike Keneally- Beautiful
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmHm5fXRrFQ

[Pothole]

Chet Atkins - Vincent (Don Maclean)

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