What’s a guitar solo that is just perfect?

[Nikki1989]

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8 mo

Gilmour on Comfortably Numb.

[LiamJHayden]

Oh, wow. Probably a dozen by the man in the pic could qualify. I'll say Blackmore's "Highway Star" solo because that was the first somehwat difficult one I learned.

[Nikki1989]

That was one of the very first rock songs I learned on keyboards, but I wouldn't even attempt to play the guitar solo.

[Lliam]

That wasn't the first guitar solo I learned, but I did learn how to play Highway Star in high school. It became my signature song for a while in the three man band I was in. I did the vocals, too, and even improvised the keyboard solo.

[Intheclouds00]

Alex Liefson
YYZ
Live in Rio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eSlvoO3Vw8

[Nikki1989]

Absolutely.

[Lliam]

I'd say Jimi Hendrix on All Along the Watchtower. But he had a lot of other amazing guitar solos.

Eric Clapton on Crossroads and White Room were perfect.

Martin Barre on Jethro Tull's Aqualung.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/B0jMPI_pUec

Skip to 3:20 for the solo.

Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin's Stairway to Heaven. And I'd say on Communication Breakdown.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/2atkj_KWLl0

The solo begins at 1:24. It sets me on fire.

Richie Blackmore on Deep Purple's Highway Star.

There are so many more but these are a few of my favs.

[OlderAndWiser]

Not exactly a solo, but Race With The Devil On Spanish Highway, by Al DiMeola, is rather prefect.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Be06xP1FzEg

[DJB72]

Wonderful Land played by Hank Marvin with The Shadows. Brilliant piece. re-state//background_color_rgba (0, 0, 0, 0), font_color_rgb (77, 77, 77), justifyLeft

[Miristheiss]

Don Felder and Joe Walsh on Hotel California (Eagles)

Allen Collins on Freebird (Lynyrd Skynyrd)

Joe Bonamassa on I'd Rather Go Blind

Slash the end of November Rain

[AviatorTom]

Marty McFly's Johnny Be Goode solo in Back to the Future. It was perfect for the scene in the movie. Or anytime Chuck Berry played it.

[Billlewis]

Both of the solos on 'Too Many Prophets', by Anacrusis.

[polodude2013]

Gotta agree with comfortably numb! re-state//background_color_rgba (0, 0, 0, 0), font_color_rgb (77, 77, 77), justifyLeft

[thatQuietguy1]

Wes borland on livin it up by LB re-state//background_color_rgba (0, 0, 0, 0), font_color_rgb (77, 77, 77), justifyLeft

[BLP11520]

Allman Bros Jessica is not a solo but it’s perfect

[bowenw]

Sweet Child O’ Mine – Guns N’ Roses

[Nikki1989]

I hate Guns N Roses, but I do like that solo.

[SweetDripp]

Eruption by Eddie VanHalen

[beefcakebradybatson]

"Satisfaction" and "You Really Got Me!!!"