hmmm solo means the guitar on its own, so i guess anyone with a band playing the backing or simular...

Quote from RiGun :

The guitar solo that I like the most is the one in the live version of Hollow Years by Dream Theater, that solo is just amazing, there are lots of excellent solos but that one is a recurring thought.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H78F7M-LATw

Petrucci FTW :bowdown:

Quote from batteryy :

well, this than. 2.37
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q96pdhy5bdg
btw: this isnt him, this is the other guitarist of the band

You forgot something even better

Laiho and Latvala playing The Four Seasons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iLIhLv8LuY

This one wins for me.I know the reefs are from some other person, but he had to play it anyway...

Quote from Joe_Keaveney :

My nomination -

Surfing with the Alien by Joe Satriani

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjNAeELQ_Z8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO9_JnUugi8

Here's another JS great...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7qD4acDu68

Quote from kingfag :

A guitar solo topic isnt complete without these two:

Comfortably numb (skip to 4:26)

Still Gives me goosebumps

Quote from RossUK :

Some of my favs:

Gary Moore - Parisienne Walkways (live)

Another good choice

Quote from batteryy :

roope latvala ftw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3pjS4S32nY (skip to 0.50)

Hmmmm.. sorry that's a fail.. just some guy doing fast scales with a load of distortion no creativity in that that at all IMO.

Some of my faves:

Another brick in the wall pt 2 (4:25 on)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l1-QbsU5gA

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (4:55 on)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2YICwlDVfg

Not Rock but...

Albert Collins - Conversation with Collins (whole song but especially from 5:00 on)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32y94-tJbhQ

The late great Stevie Ray Vaughan - only guy who could do Hendrix justice:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... FSr2o&feature=related

This one gives me goosebumps everytime.

Roadrunner United - In the Fire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O4X-L9z2VM

I was going to post here, but everything posted here already is pretty much /thread.

Quote from batteryy :

well, this than. 2.37
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q96pdhy5bdg
btw: this isnt him, this is the other guitarist of the band

Sorry another fail.. Don't get me wrong I like that genre of music (though I don't think COB are actually any good) it's just it's guitar solos are very often just all about speed and distortion and not a lot else. Music relying on power chords n riffs should pretty much stick to playing power chords n riffs and forget trying to solo IMHO.

The "duel" between James Burton and Bruce Springsteen at 2:30 -> ....

Roy Orbison - Pretty woman (A black & white night)

...Burton won

Alltime "solo" for me is of course Angus Young performing "Bad boy boggie" ´79 in Paris...

AC/DC - Bad boy boggie ... part1 at 3:25 ->

AC/DC - Bad boy boggie ... part2

The complete track is 13:21 ...maybe I should upload it...?!

Pink Floyd, "Echoes", the part starts around 5:13 in this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2hFZ8KnsSo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ESrfEj8wmI

one of my favorites, song starts at 1:50

ace wasnt the most technical player, but his playing is brilliant IMO.

One of Petrucci's best, and hes playing at his best here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t25AOSxZZkI