SMG Poll: What is Your Favorite Guitar Solo?

66 Responses to “SMG Poll: What is Your Favorite Guitar Solo?”

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   Chris Reply April 24, 2012 at 8:25 pm

   Robbie Robertson’s guitar solo at the end of The Band’s song “King Harvest” is epic.

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   ZHMMY Reply April 28, 2012 at 6:18 am

   Unfair Question! Sure, the guys named are some of the greats. However, you can tell by the comments above that no one player is the greatest. Another great is Roy Buchanan, and his rendition of Hey, Joe is notable for sure. A lot of the judging would depend on who the listener is and the genre should be narrowed down also. There are simply too many variables. Maybe the originator of the question should simply name his own preference and let it go at that.

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   Doad Reply May 14, 2012 at 12:27 am

   I think that my personal favorite really, is Eric Clapton’s live solo of Crossroads. The one that’s published on Strange Brew/The Very Best Of Cream.

   I guess if I wanted to be political about things, I’d pick someone like what others did, but this is my personal favorite solo to perform in spite of the fact that I can do all of the above solos too. But anyway…

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   Bill Reply May 26, 2012 at 7:56 pm

   Clapton; Wheels of Fire—Spoonfull

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   Jim75th Reply May 28, 2012 at 3:56 pm

   I got a BIG question. In that picture of the Guitar Gods up there, where is THEE Guitar God? Where is CLAPTON? You cannot have Guitar Gods without including Eric Clapton.

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   Eric Reply July 8, 2012 at 6:51 am

   Ritchie Blackmore, Rainbow – Gates of Babylon

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   Harry Reply August 2, 2012 at 3:31 am

   Here’s a few I love…

   Mark Knopfler – Tunnel Of Love (end solo)starts from nothing and builds to a beautiful and melodic climax.
   Jimi Hendrix – All Along The Watchtower.
   Sonny Landreth – Z Rider and Next To Kindred Spirit.
   Albert Lee, Vince Gill and Brad Paisley all on Albert’s stunning instrumental version of Luxury Liner.
   Stevie Ray Vaughan – Riviera Paradise.

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   Mark Stevens Reply August 20, 2012 at 12:41 pm

   Texas Flood-Austin City Limits! SRV, of course!

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   JOHN Reply October 3, 2012 at 11:37 pm

   BRIAN MAY-POLYCHROMATIC INTRO TO ‘TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN’ (MULTITRACK STUDIO VERSION)

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    Satyriasis Reply October 19, 2012 at 3:55 am

    Larry Carlton: Kid Charlamagne

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    Bob Reply March 8, 2013 at 3:40 am

    Gates of Babylon by Ritchie Blackmore

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    Alan Warshak Reply April 26, 2013 at 7:41 am

    What about Mark Knopfer’s “Sultans of Swing”

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    Jimmy Reply May 7, 2013 at 11:22 pm

    What about november rain? I think that song has a pretty awesome solo am outro

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