Best Guitar solO!

[Sutage]

Hey!

Dunno if you guys have done this before but im stuck between Pink Floyd(david gilmour) - Comfortably Numb and Led Zeppelin(jimmy page) - Dazed and Confused, in fact anything by Jimmy Page or Pink Floyd quite simply rules. Also Sweet Child O' Mine intro Slash-GNR rules.

What do you guys think?:D

[Joni]

Prince recorded live at Wembley 1985.... doing the extended version of Purple Rain... amazing. :love:

:wait: waiting for Paul in NZs answer.... :niceone:

[Paul in NZ]

Anything by Peter Green

[Biff]

Eric Crapton. Twat of a bloke, one hell of a guitar player.

[bugjuice]

Brian Ferry no good any more?

[phantom]

Stevie Ray Vaughan

[justsomeguy]

Sweet Child o mine is definitely one o mah favourites along with Smoke on the Water...... ahh was just trying to decide what mp3's to play...... cheers for that:niceone:

[MSTRS]

Joe Satriani without a doubt.

[phantom]

Joe Satriani without a doubt.
got a dvd of Satriani and there is one track where the bass player does a solo - pretty cool

[Motu]

Roy Buchanan - whatever he does is just one long guitar solo...best Green Onion on the Planet.

Uh oh,just did a google on him remembered he died ages ago,back in 88.Always used bass players as good as himself - Stanley Clarke,Roger Glover...The Best Unknown Guitarist in the World he was known as.

[Oscar]

SRV or Jimi Hendrix

[MSTRS]

got a dvd of Satriani and there is one track where the bass player does a solo - pretty cool
Yep - Live in Los Angeles (or San Francisco) Bassist is Stu Hamm, one of the world's best.

[TonyB]

Shit theres sooo many, where do you start?
Hmm, live version of 'Comfortably Numb' from 'The Delicate Sound of Thunder' by Pink Floyd is one of my all time faves. When I used to play guitar and I was learning it, my tutor (John Hooker) said something like "If I played that, I'd put that guitar down and never pick it up again. How could you top it?" Pain and suffering made into music....

I still love the solo from 'Hotel California'. Eric Claptons stuff on Phil Colins "Let it rain down on me" still gives me goose bumps. GNR 'Sweet Child o Mine'. Peter Greens 'Need your love so bad(?)' sounds great yet is easy to play. Brian May (Queen) on 'Gimme the Prize' (the song that made me start playing) and 'Who wants to live forever'.
'Wasted Years' & 'Alexandra the Great'- Iron Maiden, the intro for 'Thunder Struck' AC/DC. Pretty much everything that Stevie Ray Vaughn ever did, but especially a live version of 'Texas Flood' I heard while bedding down at the Hokinui Moonshine rally once- fricken awesome! Also love both the guitar and sax parts in 'Baker Street'- can't remember the artist. Heaps of Mark Knopflers stuff, but especially 'Romeo and Juliet', 'Brothers in Arms' and 'Going home'. 'Dead or Alive', Bonjovi

[TonyB]

Joe Satriani without a doubt.
There's one bit in 'One big rush' that is just bloody awesome- must've used every trick in the book to do that one, which is what Eddie Van Halen is supposed to have done for the solo in 'Beat It' (MJ). He turned up, listened to the track, played two solo's that used every trick in his arsenal, got paid a pitance, and thought the no one would ever hear it cause Micheal Jackson was black....

[Devil]

Fredrik Thordendahl's Sol Niger Within

[vifferman]

Joe Satriani without a doubt.
Too overblown (or to quote what was said about Mozart: "Too many notes").
He's a great guitarist alright, but obviously hasn't heard of 'less is more'.

I like Dave Gilmour and Jimmy Page, but there are others people probably wouldn't even think of, like Lindsay Buckingham on the live versions of "Go Insane" (fantastic acoustic solo complete with lots of harmonics) and "I'm So Afraid". I also reckon some of the guitarists David Bowie's had playing for him, like Robert Fripp for his "Scary Monsters" stuff (very technical), and Mick Ronson (who also played for Lou Reed on "Transformer").

[vifferman]

Also love both the guitar and sax parts in 'Baker Street'- can't remember the artist. Gerry Rafferty.:yes:

[NhuanH]

Sultans Of Swing - both solos :2thumbsup

[justsomeguy]

Sultans Of Swing - both solos :2thumbsup

........................:yes:

[Blackbird]

So many to choose from, sigh.. all with totally different styles

Add anything by Brian May or John Lee Hooker to that list.

Mark Knopfler's riff from the NASCAR song (Nazareth or some title like that) takes a lot of beating

[Biff]

Sultans Of Swing - both solos :2thumbsup

Good call.

[Waylander]

Erik Braunn - Iron Butterfly

[James Deuce]

I like Brian May's solo in "It's a Kind of Magic". Without that solo that song would be sailing at maximum cheese factor, Mr Sulu.

But Wes Montgomery, Django Rheinhart, or Kazumi Watanabe would own most of the guys bought up so far.

[Hooks]

At the risk of getting shot at by the big guys .... I like Neal Schon's stuff from the "Double Eclipse" CD ... especially the "Dr Love" track ... it rocks !! His hard edge really comes through after years with Journey and their soft rock !!

Also Sammy Hagar and his "Mas Tequila" track off the "Red Voodoo" CD

[crazylittleshit]

Rancid does a kick ass Bass solo :niceone:

[Motu]

Brian May is a stand out for what he can do on his guitar without effects.The brass jazz band on Night at the Opera was mind blowing - all his guitar,even the slide trombone.

Until I started to play the sax I never realised that what I thought were guitar solos on the first Roxy Music album were Andy McKay's oboe.I'm pleased to see so many putting up David Gilmour - never has so much been said with so few notes,a counter point to all those oh so fast guitarists.

[N4CR]

Steve Vai... his cd's are glorified solo's :D. Probably THE best guitarist I have seen ever... a real showoff though. *amazing*
Alexi Laiho aint to bad though :devil2:

[Sutage]

Ah sultans of swing, gotta be one of the best rock songs ever, i was just gonna put that noticed some others put it :niceone:
i love jimi hendrix foxy lady purple haze voodoo child wicked shit right there
take me back to those days over this rap music anyday :Punk:

[GSVR]

Hendrix with the Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock must be the benchmark of all time.

Recent times Eddie Van Halen has done some awesome solos.

What if heard recently that guy thats in Velvet Revolver called Slash. He used to be in some other band to do with Guns.

[stify]

girlygirl an meself went to last Joe Satriani concert twas an experience
i will never forget.... :Punk: to watch him bring the geetar alive was......
feckin unreal

[Big Dave]

Gary Moore - Story of the Blues

[SPORK]

Steve Vai... his cd's are glorified solo's :D. Probably THE best guitarist I have seen ever... a real showoff though. *amazing*
Alexi Laiho aint to bad though :devil2:
You fucker, you're reading my mind!

Satch, Vai, Laiho, Hammet (Could do some good stuff, not technically brilliant though), Moore, The Game, Dimebag Darrel.... The list goes on

[Coyote]

You fucker, you're reading my mind!

Satch, Vai, Laiho, Hammet (Could do some good stuff, not technically brilliant though), Moore, The Game, Dimebag Darrel.... The list goes on
Thought you could slip that in un-noticed :nono:

Alexi, Satch and Vai are pretty damn awesome

[Waylander]

Dimebag Darrel....

RIP mate. Was one hell of a party. This JD is for you Bro.

[Two Smoker]

Any solo done by:

Kirk Hammet
Eric Clapton
Carlos Santana
Jimmy Page
Joe Satrani (taught Kirk Hammet how to play guitar...)
Slash...
Brian May
Jimmy Hendrix

Im sure there is many others

[Sutage]

I saw Santana live when he came here in 2002 i think it was, awesome man:D
i love Europa/Samba Pa Ti solos and most of his songs are pretty damn good :niceone:
Angus Young in quite a few solos gets my foot tapping, he rules go ac/dc :D why do they never tour NZ, some fucking aussies
even tho theyre scottish but still

[SPman]

Too many guitarists....
Too many solos....... :spudguita:spudguita:spudguita .:wari:

[Indiana_Jones]

"Top gun anthem" the solo by Steve Stevens :niceone:
"Blaze of glory" Bon Jovi :yes:

-Indy

[Coyote]

"Top gun anthem" the solo by Steve Stevens :niceone:
"Blaze of glory" Bon Jovi :yes:

-Indy
Only a matter of time before he mentioned the top gun anthem

Bon Jovi is cool though :niceone:

[Skyryder]

Anything by Peter Green

Yep and this guy too.

http://www.manzanera.com/biog2.htm

Has anyone mentioned Jef Beck?


Skyryder

[SPORK]

Any solo done by:

Kirk Hammet
Eric Clapton
Carlos Santana
Jimmy Page
Joe Satrani (taught Kirk Hammet how to play guitar...)
Slash...
Brian May
Jimmy Hendrix

Im sure there is many others

Santana is by FAR overrated.

Satch also taught Vai!

And slash admitted that he doesn't actually know any music theory, he just makes things that sound good to him. Still cool though!

[riffer]

Dave Gilmour (Comfortably Numb)
Mark Knoplfer (Sultans of Swing)
Kirk Hammet (Master of Puppets)
Robert Fripp (lead on David Bowie's Heroes)
Jimi Hendrix (All Along the Watchtower)
Stevie Ray Vaughn's cover of Hendrix's Little Wing
Jimmy Page (Since I've been loving you)
Alex Lifeson (Analogue Kid)

and just about anything by Frank Zappa

[Virago]

Gary Moore - Story of the Blues
Gary Moore - Still got the blues. Raw emotion from a weeping guitar, but still comes second to David Gilmour's Comfortably Numb.

[Waylander]

Am I the only one who thinks that Braunn was a ood soloist? Come on folks he was only 16 when Inna-godda-davita came out. That's gotta be worth something.

[Skyryder]

Am I the only one who thinks that Braunn was a ood soloist? Come on folks he was only 16 when Inna-godda-davita came out. That's gotta be worth something.

I'm with ya on this one, but what else has he done????

Skyryder

[Waylander]

I'm with ya on this one, but what else has he done????

Skyryder

Not a whole lot. That album was pretty much the biggest they got. Still he could have gone farther if the singer was a lazy drunk.

[Virago]

Am I the only one who thinks that Braunn was a ood soloist? Come on folks he was only 16 when Inna-godda-davita came out. That's gotta be worth something.
Who? What? :blink:

[Waylander]

Who? What? :blink:
.... I don't even know what to say to that.

[Skyryder]

Yep and this guy too.

http://www.manzanera.com/biog2.htm

Has anyone mentioned Jef Beck?


Skyryder

Or

Tom Petty

Joe Walsh

Rodger Hodson (Supertramp)

Jean Luc Ponty Jazz violin

Staphan Grappelli Jaz Violin

Duane Allman
was placed second on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, behind Jimi Hendrix.

Skyryder

[Skyryder]

.... I don't even know what to say to that.

Probably thinks that Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds..............was just that.


Skyryder

[Waylander]

Probably thinks that Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds..............was just that.


Skyryder

Scary thing is I'm 21 and I know this stuff.

V=V Erick Braunn was the second guitarist for the band Iron Butterfly. I can try and email their most famous song to you if you want. Good stuff from the late 60s.

[Virago]

Scary thing is I'm 21 and I know this stuff.

V=V Erick Braunn was the second guitarist for the band Iron Butterfly. I can try and email their most famous song to you if you want. Good stuff from the late 60s.
I am here to be educated, oh wise one.

I've got WinMX running now, is it In A Gadda Da Vida? Downloading now, I will share my expert opinion later! :niceone:

[SPORK]

Oh, also forgot to add

JASON BECKER

[Waylander]

I am here to be educated, oh wise one.

I've got WinMX running now, is it In A Gadda Da Vida? Downloading now, I will share my expert opinion later! :niceone:
That'de be the one mate. Give it a listen. Some good stuff there. Not only a good guitar solo but a long and extreamly good percusion solo. At one point the guy is playing on two sets, one in front and the other behind him.

[Virago]

Scary thing is I'm 21 and I know this stuff.

V=V Erick Braunn was the second guitarist for the band Iron Butterfly. I can try and email their most famous song to you if you want. Good stuff from the late 60s.
Okay, I downloaded the full (17 minute) version (bluddy slow on 56K dial-up).

And the verdict: pretty cool guitar work, but the drumming was even better!

(Hmmm, best drum solo - sounds like the start of another thread.........).

[N4CR]

And the verdict: pretty cool guitar work, but the drumming was even better!

(Hmmm, best drum solo - sounds like the start of another thread.........).


Hahahah... where do I start!

Buddy Rich, Hellhammer (Jan Axel Bloemburg), Tony Lorenzo, Mike Portnoy, of course DENNIS CHAMBERS has to be on the list :D , Vinnie Colaiuta... etc etc.

Many more but I cannot remember them at this time of the night.

Go start a thread I reckon... I'm sadly off topic as it is. (sorry)

[zadok]

Heaps of good stuff...too much to name.
Try Ted Nugent's - Sranglehold and tell me that isn't one brilliant bit of music. Even you young pups should like it.
Satriani - Cool #9
Vai
Buchanan
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Santana

www.aresgalaxy.org
Happy listening

[Waylander]

BTW V=V listen to it with some good stereo speakers. (not standard computer ones either) Gives it a whole new level of audio enjoyment.

[What?]

Why is that so many call a guitar-led intermezzo a "solo"?
Solo means just that - alone, no other instruments playing at the time.
Hitcher - where are you? come and back me up...

[Motu]

Duo's then? Early Wishbone Ash were straight blues,good stuff,but got more refined later.Argus is a classic album,the cover one of the best - but the twin guitar solos were mesmerising....interweaving in and out,you never knew who was playing what.

[James Deuce]

Hahahah... where do I start!

Buddy Rich, Hellhammer (Jan Axel Bloemburg), Tony Lorenzo, Mike Portnoy, of course DENNIS CHAMBERS has to be on the list :D , Vinnie Colaiuta... etc etc.

Many more but I cannot remember them at this time of the night.

Go start a thread I reckon... I'm sadly off topic as it is. (sorry)

I've seen Dennis Chambers on two continents and here in NZ and he's a horrible soloist. Uninvolving, uninspired, and deeply aware of his own "stature" within the drumming community. Steve Smith on the other hand is humble, clever, and profoundly good in both a solo setting or group environment.

Stop apologising. Drummers are far better people and musicians than bloody guitar weenies. Just trying to keep things off topic.

[What?]

Duo's then? Early Wishbone Ash were straight blues,good stuff,but got more refined later.Argus is a classic album,the cover one of the best - but the twin guitar solos were mesmerising....interweaving in and out,you never knew who was playing what.
Geez Motu - you must be really old!! (Like me...)
How about Carlos Alomar playing with David Bowie - Width of a Circle (David Live at Tower Philadelphia). Sounds like every note came from the depths of his soul. Awesome stuff.

[idb]

Without a doubt for me it's the solo in "Sympathy For The Devil" by The Stones.
Clever virtuosity with lots of notes can be impressive but using just enough, but not too many, notes is even better.

[awd]

Gotta add Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways, the live version with Phil Lynott from '85. Twelve minutes of extacy!

[Coyote]

Scary thing is I'm 21 and I know this stuff.
I'm 15 and know this stuff :crazy:

Children of Bodom have good solos in their songs. I don't think they have a song without one do they?

[vifferman]

Tom Petty
Joe Walsh
Rodger Hodson (Supertramp)
Duane Allman - was placed second on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, behind Jimi Hendrix.

Oh yeah - forgot about them, which is dumb, seeing as I've got or have had albums by these guys. :weird:

How about Carlos Alomar playing with David Bowie - Width of a Circle (David Live at Tower Philadelphia). Sounds like every note came from the depths of his soul. Awesome stuff.
Awesome album, that. Used to have it, but gave it away when I went all religious. :doh: I've been looking for a copy on CD, but it's not easy to find (except for a high price, on the Interdweeb..)

[zadok]

Geez Motu - you must be really old!! (Like me...)
I saw Split Enz in Tauranga before they released their first album, 'Mental Notes'!!

[Motu]

Another highly under rated guitar player is Frank Zappa - just because he doesn't follow the rules doesn't mean he's not any good,he's a very,very,very good guitar man.

[_Gina_]

Without a doubt, hands down


Joe Satriani - Take your pick from so many, but my current fav is "Flying in a Blue Dream" although "cool # 9" rocks!"

Stifarms and I went to see him play live at St James just recently and nothing will ever compare to this concert.

I just wanna watch him play live again.....:cry:

[TonyB]

Another highly under rated guitar player is Frank Zappa - just because he doesn't follow the rules doesn't mean he's not any good,he's a very,very,very good guitar man.
Joe Walsh doesn't follow the rules either- I'm told he plays using just his thumb as a pick

[vifferman]

Another highly under rated guitar player is Frank Zappa - just because he doesn't follow the rules doesn't mean he's not any good,he's a very,very,very good guitar man.
Was.

I like his comments in my guitar book: "The electric guitar is the single most blasphemous instrument ever made..."

[_Gina_]

Heaps of good stuff...too much to name.
Try Ted Nugent's - Sranglehold and tell me that isn't one brilliant bit of music. Even you young pups should like it.
Satriani - Cool #9
Vai
Buchanan
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Santana

www.aresgalaxy.org (http://www.aresgalaxy.org/)
Happy listening

Stranglehold :love:
I am getting exited now, how bout Motorcity Madhouse? GOD it has been too long since I have listened to Ted, I must see if there are any of his cd's at the Wharehouse at lunch......

[_Gina_]

Another highly under rated guitar player is Frank Zappa - just because he doesn't follow the rules doesn't mean he's not any good,he's a very,very,very good guitar man.

Have you heard G3 (satch, vai & johnson) play their rendition of Zappa's "guitar wants to kill ya mama"?

[MSTRS]

Have you heard G3 (satch, vai & johnson) play their rendition of Zappa's "guitar wants to kill ya mama"?
No, but sounds like I'd want to

[_Gina_]

No, but sounds like I'd want to

How embarrassing, I am sitting at my desk with the Biggest Grin you have ever seen just thinking about listenting to it, the best thing about it (I think) is that Steve Vai's guitarist sidekick - damn can't remember his name - he sings and it rocks....


check out www.g3tour.com (http://www.g3tour.com)

[riffer]

Joe Walsh doesn't follow the rules either- I'm told he plays using just his thumb as a pick

Same as Mark Knopfler.

In fact it's damn near impossible to play the last solo in Sultans of Swing if you are using a pick.

Fun solo to play but. Some real big string bends. Nearly as many notes as Dave Gilmour's solo in Another Brick in the Wall Part 2 which is another fun one to play.

[Blackbird]

And who could forget the haunting theme tune of Southern Comfort played by Ry Cooder? What a great cult movie. It must be good because my wife hated it. :whistle:

[TonyB]

Same as Mark Knopfler.

In fact it's damn near impossible to play the last solo in Sultans of Swing if you are using a pick.
I thought Knopfler finger picked (ie all his fingers + thumb) whereas Joe Walsh apparently just uses his thumb. Could be wrong...

[Jonty]

"Top gun anthem" the solo by Steve Stevens :niceone:

-Indy

:Punk: Good call. By the way it does make for a great telecom ring tone if a ring tone can be described as "great" (Coldplay probably don't think so being outed by the frog song :no: )

[pete376403]

6 pages and no-ones mentioned Ritchie Blackmore yet? (by name, someone did name a track) especially from the Made In Japan set.

[SPORK]

Have you heard G3 (satch, vai & johnson) play their rendition of Zappa's "guitar wants to kill ya mama"?
Yep, got the DVD!

Favourite Satch song would have to be... Summer Song at the moment, but I have too many favourites to list!

[_Gina_]

Yep, got the DVD!

Favourite Satch song would have to be... Summer Song at the moment, but I have too many favourites to list!

I reckon there are too many favourites to list...Did you go to the concert?

[riffer]

I thought Knopfler finger picked (ie all his fingers + thumb) whereas Joe Walsh apparently just uses his thumb. Could be wrong...

Yeah he does. Doesn't us a pick but.

[dveus]

Yep, got the DVD!

Favourite Satch song would have to be... Summer Song at the moment, but I have too many favourites to list!

I like Eric Johnsons stage presence( or lack of ) on G3 he just kind of stands in the background and makes his guitar sing, may not be as technical as vai or satch but he would be my pick of the bunch for best sounding guitarist.

[_Gina_]

I like Eric Johnsons stage presence( or lack of ) on G3 he just kind of stands in the background and makes his guitar sing, may not be as technical as vai or satch but he would be my pick of the bunch for best sounding guitarist.

I know what ya mean, Erics music glides through your ears, while satch and vai's music reverberates and sends mind knumbing tingles up and down your spinal cord.

:yes: :yes: :yes:

[soundbeltfarm]

Rancid does a kick ass Bass solo :niceone:


cliff burton was the king of bass lines .
jimi hendrix does a fucken awesome song called hear my train coming the acoustic version with him playing a 12 string acoustic.
thats one bitch of a song.

[James Deuce]

Staphan Grappelli Jaz Violin

Skyryder

Django Reinhart and Stéphane Grapelli were jamming buddies from the late '20s on - Django is an unbelievable guitarist even though his fretting hand was badly injured by burns. Definitely worth checking out as he covered swing to bebop but in a European setting. If you like Stéphane, you'll like Django.

[hXc]

I'm 15 and know this stuff :crazy:

I'm 14 and known since I was 3!!! :Punk:

[hXc]

Have you heard G3 (satch, vai & johnson) play their rendition of Zappa's "guitar wants to kill ya mama"?

It's now Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen, isn't it???

For guitarist it would be Slash, Dave Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Eddy Van Halen, Ace Frehley, Randy Rhoads. But then again Ace can't play for peanuts now due to 'chemical substances' as Gene Simmons would put it. And Randy Rhoads is dead but still a legend. Listen to Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne for the best.

[MSTRS]

It's now Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Yngwie Malmsteen, isn't it???

For guitarist it would be Slash, Dave Gilmour, Jimmy Page, Eddy Van Halen, Ace Frehley, Randy Rhoads. But then again Ace can't play for peanuts now due to 'chemical substances' as Gene Simmons would put it. And Randy Rhoads is dead but still a legend. Listen to Crazy Train by Ozzy Osbourne for the best.
y o u a r e a s h o w o f f a r e n ' t y o u ??
(speaking slowly to the drummer)

[SPORK]

cliff burton was the king of bass lines .
jimi hendrix does a fucken awesome song called hear my train coming the acoustic version with him playing a 12 string acoustic.
thats one bitch of a song.
Burton = Teh Beset! Why did he have to die!?

[Skyryder]

6 pages and no-ones mentioned Ritchie Blackmore yet? (by name, someone did name a track) especially from the Made In Japan set.

Shit I foargot about him in my last post. Got RAINBOW RISING. Trying to get of copy of Deep Purple's PERFECT STRANGERS.

Someone said in another post he's playing folk music. Anyone know for sure.

Anyone know who the guiterist is from Hawkwind. Have a couple of their albums. IN SEARCH OF SPACE and DOREMI FASOL LATIDO.

Skyryder

[Sutage]

I saw Deep Purple live april last year, when they played smoke on the water the whole place just fucking erupted it was amazing

[hXc]

Any solo done by:

Kirk Hammet
Eric Clapton
Carlos Santana
Jimmy Page
Joe Satrani (taught Kirk Hammet how to play guitar...)
Slash...
Brian May
Jimmy Hendrix

Im sure there is many others

Kirk Hammet can't read music and is self taught!!!

[James Deuce]

Tom Morello anyone?

[k14]

I had a quick read through and didn't see (although I could well have missed it) someone who should be on here, angus young from ac/dc. Thunderstruck, man that is such a good effort, even though its not complicated keeping that up for the whole length of the song is amazing. He does some very nice work in alot of their other songs too.

Also rate slash from G&R, rate alot of their songs highly aswell. Jimmy Page is another one that needs mention. Although all of these guys are before my time, so haven't really heard of any other old skool guys.

Another multi talented guy is Dave Grohl (Nirvana drummer, Foo Fighters lead singer/guitarist and various other appearances), damn good singer/songwriter and foo fighters are mint as.

[hXc]

I had a quick read through and didn't see (although I could well have missed it) someone who should be on here, angus young from ac/dc. Thunderstruck, man that is such a good effort, even though its not complicated keeping that up for the whole length of the song is amazing. He does some very nice work in alot of their other songs too.

Also rate slash from G&R, rate alot of their songs highly aswell. Jimmy Page is another one that needs mention. Although all of these guys are before my time, so haven't really heard of any other old skool guys.

Another multi talented guy is Dave Grohl (Nirvana drummer, Foo Fighters lead singer/guitarist and various other appearances), damn good singer/songwriter and foo fighters are mint as.

He is also in Probot with Lenny from Motorhead

[hXc]

Tom Morello anyone?

Ah good old Rage Against The Machine and Audioslave. That guy is nuts on an axe. SOUL POWER

[What?]

6 pages and no-ones mentioned Ritchie Blackmore yet? (by name, someone did name a track) especially from the Made In Japan set.
Nor has anyone mentioned Tommy Bolin or Steve Morse, both of whom have featured in the DP line-up.
Then there's Rory Gallagher, Robin Trower, Les Paul, Hank Marvin, Eddie van Halen...

As for Richie (without a "t", coz that's how he spells it) Blackmore, there are way, way better examples of his virtuosity than what is on Made in Japan (good though it is)

Skyrider - These days Richie Blackmore is playing largely acoustic medievil-inspired folky sort of stuff. Band name is Blackmore's Night.

[Indiana_Jones]

Kirk Hammet can't read music

He must be very proud lol :niceone:

-Indy

[James Deuce]

Ben Harper
Les Claypool
Tony Levin
Frank Gambale
Scott Henderson
Victor Wooten
Larry Coryell
Robben Ford
Another Violinist for you Violin freaks is Boyd Tinsley
John Schofield
Charlie Hunter

Those guys can all solo like crazy. In ways that would leave Slash wondering why he took up guitar.

[hXc]

He must be very proud lol :niceone:

-Indy

Smart Ass. I just take notice of music stuff as I am a musician myself and I find it of interest to me.

[hXc]

Oh, not a guitarist but without his invention rock music would suck...Jim Marshall. And Les Paul and Leo Fender are also legends to the guitar world

[Indiana_Jones]

Man, all this talk about music :love:
Not much of it i like though. Orchestra and Piano are my fav :)

-Indy

[k14]

He is also in Probot with Lenny from Motorhead

Yep and also produced the whole first foo fighters album by himself (played every instrument etc) and also has appeared for queens of the stoneage and tenatious d on their albums (not in latest queens of stonage album), I'm sure he has done others aswell. Would rate him as one of the most versatile and talented rock musicans in the world currently. :Punk:

[hXc]

Anyone know who the guiterist is from Hawkwind. Have a couple of their albums. IN SEARCH OF SPACE and DOREMI FASOL LATIDO.

Skyryder

No, but a few of their best albums are 'Roadhawks' and 'Astounding Sounds, Amazing music' Check out tracks 'Hurry On Sundown' and 'The Aubergine That Ate Rangoon'.

[riffer]

Oh, not a guitarist but without his invention rock music would suck...Jim Marshall. And Les Paul and Leo Fender are also legends to the guitar world

Nah. Actually a drummer. And James Marshall owes a HUGE debt to Pete Townshend, without whom the Marshall stack would never have existed.

My 1983-vintage JCM800 Marshall stack rocks.

Had a 1982 Fender Statocaster. Nice guitar. But my Les Paul is better.

[James Deuce]

Man, all this talk about music :love:
Not much of it i like though. Orchestra and Piano are my fav :)

-Indy

You have GOT to get out of that closet man!

The next thing you know you'll be telling us how wonderful Starlight Express is!

[hXc]

You have GOT to get out of that closet man!

The next thing you know you'll be telling us how wonderful Starlight Express is!

If I may ask, what's Starlight Express

[James Deuce]

If I may ask, what's Starlight Express

You just rated "0" on the Gheyness meter.

That should be enough.

Or you could google. But don't blame me if you suddenly develop a taste for lycra and roller skates (not even the inline kind).

[hXc]

You just rated "0" on the Gheyness meter.

That should be enough.

Or you could google. But don't blame me if you suddenly develop a taste for lycra and roller skates (not even the inline kind).

So you mean sort of like "Topgun"

[James Deuce]

So you mean sort of like "Topgun"

Exactly! :niceone:

[hXc]

Exactly! :niceone:

I might pass on that one. I'm perfectly comfortable with my sexuality thank you!

[soundbeltfarm]

Kirk Hammet can't read music and is self taught!!!


actually the satch man did teach hammet to play.
and he can read music.
in guitar world about 6 years ago he tells all about how he was taught.

[hXc]

actually the satch man did teach hammet to play.
and he can read music.
in guitar world about 6 years ago he tells all about how he was taught.

I have been told by several people otherwise but if it was in guitar mag I accept that I was wrong.

[soundbeltfarm]

I have been told by several people otherwise but if it was in guitar mag I accept that I was wrong.

sweet as .
he is a fucken good axe player i reckon.
heard a good drummer at the local pub here in town on sat night.
been awhile since ive heard a real good drummer. (locally)

[soundbeltfarm]

Nor has anyone mentioned Tommy Bolin or Steve Morse, both of whom have featured in the DP line-up.
Then there's Rory Gallagher, Robin Trower, Les Paul, Hank Marvin, Eddie van Halen...

As for Richie (without a "t", coz that's how he spells it) Blackmore, there are way, way better examples of his virtuosity than what is on Made in Japan (good though it is)

Skyrider - These days Richie Blackmore is playing largely acoustic medievil-inspired folky sort of stuff. Band name is Blackmore's Night.

heard rory gallagher on the radio one night live.
he is bloody good to listen too.

[NordieBoy]

Some of the Dream Theatre stuff is good I've been told.

But my favorite at the moment would have to be James Wilkinson's Elenor O'Rigby.
Fantastic finger work and works the whole guitar over.
Well he's OK for a Kiwi anyway.

[GNR]

guess who im going to say has the best solo...........

Slash- I recon November rains one of his best, and i saw him in concert at velvet revolver, so eh

[James Deuce]

guess who im going to say has the best solo...........

Slash- I recon November rains one of his best, and i saw him in concert at velvet revolver, so eh

One picks that you are faintly biased. But I'm not fretting about it. Wonder if anyone will pickup on the puns?

[Waylander]

One picks that you are faintly biased. But I'm not fretting about it. Wonder if anyone will pickup on the puns?

Admitedly we have some slow witted people on here but none of them are on this thread. How can anyone here miss them when they are so obvious?

[SPORK]

Ugh. Marshall stack and Les Paul guitar... blandest sound in the world. Every pop-rocker and nu-punk tosser has that set up. (Sorry to those that do)

I'm an ESP fan myself... And Mesa for amps :love:

Hammett WAS taught by Satch, as was Vai. Vai is awesome.

And for pure guitar sex, Racer X is a good way to go!

[N4CR]

I'm 15 and know this stuff :crazy:

Children of Bodom have good solos in their songs. I don't think they have a song without one do they?

Yeah every song. Only the demo tape has songs without solos from memory!

Ever heard tokyo warhearts? A song on that called 'war of razors' pits one of the top 3 keyboarders in the world (Janne) against Alexi.. it's an amazing solo-off :D

[zadok]

6 pages and no-ones mentioned Ritchie Blackmore yet? (by name, someone did name a track) especially from the Made In Japan set.
Gates Of Babylon
Run With The Wolf
Yeah! :yes:

[idb]

Oh, not a guitarist but without his invention rock music would suck...Jim Marshall. And Les Paul and Leo Fender are also legends to the guitar world
I thought Freddie Fender invented the electric guitar.....?

[zadok]

Solo's:
Eric Johnson - Cliffs Of Dover
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - Shine On You Crazy Diamond
Joe Satriani - Borg Sex + many others
Steve Howe (Yes) - Sound Chaser
Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple) - Child In Time
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) - Whole Lotta Love +
:yes:

[What?]

Anyone know who the guiterist is from Hawkwind.
Skyryder
Dave Brock.
My favourite Hawkwind album is Hall of the Mountain Grill.

[_Gina_]

I saw Deep Purple live april last year, when they played smoke on the water the whole place just fucking erupted it was amazing

That reminds me; did anyone know that Joe Satriani toured with Deep Purple? I can't remember what year it was (gotta be about 8-10 yrs ago?)

I read an article in a Guitar magazine where Joe talked about how cool it was and how towards the end they jammed a few of the Satch favourites.....

Another little jem from the memory banks :weird:

[_Gina_]

heard rory gallagher on the radio one night live.
he is bloody good to listen too.

I love Rory :love:

The man can play mean slide guitar......

Oops, smiling again......doh

[riffer]

Ugh. Marshall stack and Les Paul guitar... blandest sound in the world. Every pop-rocker and nu-punk tosser has that set up. (Sorry to those that do)

I'm an ESP fan myself... And Mesa for amps :love:



Boy ... you have no taste.

I can assure you that my sound is NOT bland.

ESP guitars are crap. As for Mesa - well the Twin Rectifier is okay, but the rest are rubbish.

Try one of these if you want lots of sound. It's what I have with my incredibly bland 1985 Gibson Les Paul Custom and my boring old JCM800 1987-model pop-rock Marshall Amp:

http://www008.upp.so-net.ne.jp/tamakuri/GT-3.jpg

[hXc]

TONY IOMMI

[hXc]

Yngwie Malmsteen is awesome. So is Daron Malakian from System Of A Down

[TraD_MaN]

Yeah every song. Only the demo tape has songs without solos from memory!

Ever heard tokyo warhearts? A song on that called 'war of razors' pits one of the top 3 keyboarders in the world (Janne) against Alexi.. it's an amazing solo-off :D


all children of bodoms songs :Punk: Alexi is the shizz :yes:

[hXc]

The guitarist from Creed and Alterbridge is okay

[gav]

Well the first album I ever bought was Frampton Comes Alive - Peter Frampton, heard a track recently on the radio, still sounds pretty good. :niceone: Still got the album, too. The Edge from U2 does some good stuff too.

[mikey]

BEN HARPER. none of his pussy popppy shit though

[hXc]

Singer from Katchafire is good. Even though the music isn't my choice. He is good.