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The thorny subject of the greatest guitar solo of all time has long been a fiercely contested debate. Probably because every solo is different. How do you compare, say, Comfortably Numb with Crazy Train, or Stairway To Heaven with Sultans Of Swing?
Perhaps more impressive than anything else is Slash’s sense of feel – more off-the-cuff and improvised than overly composed – and the way he manages to string it all together, adding new dimensions and colours that weren’t there before. Which, when you think about it, is the mark of any great guitar solo.
The American virtuoso’s second album, Passion And Warfare, has become one of the most important instrumental guitar records of all-time – unparalleled in its search for new and inventive sounds to throw the listener’s ear and shatter expectations.
These solos are each full of slippery lines created by mixing major pentatonic and blues scales. The first solo was played on a Les Paul Junior that also provided the rhythm tone; the others were recorded on his ’57 Strat.
What happens when two of the greatest blues players on earth go head-to-head? A pentatonic explosion is the only correct answer. The fireworks heard on the lead single from Gales’ Crown album, produced by Josh Smith and Joe Bonamassa himself, made it Total Guitar’s solo of the year in 2021. And in the time that’s passed since then, our ...
The song changes key for the first solo, moving from A to C and feeling like things have kicked up a gear even before Gibbons brings the fire. Check out the doublestops just as the track fades out, too.
As we guitar players know, a great guitar solo contains multitudes. Oftentimes it’s all about the woodshedding, but then mavens of tantric sustain might beg to differ. Technique can be critical, but usually it’s the tone, or even the lack of a rigid schoolbook performance, that makes a solo worthy of multiple listens.
As voted for by you, and featuring the lead guitar skills of Nita Strauss, Sophie Lloyd, John Frusciante, Polyphia, Steve Vai and more, here are the solos that lit up your year
“At its best, the solo can tell a story, give us a sense of spectacle, and even offer a window into a player’s soul”: These are the best guitar solos of 2023
A quick power-up for beginner and intermediate players' rock soloing, with three ripping solo ideas based around the D minor pentatonic scale