this should be a tough one

Freebird has a pretty awesome solo

yeah, so does several van halen songs, i cant pick out any one right this moment

It's hard to pick the "best" from a technical point of view, but these three have always been among my favorites:

PETER FRAMPTON -- "Do You Feel Like We Do" (from Frampton Comes Alive!) .......... the solo near the end of the song.

DANNY CEDRONE -- "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley and the Comets

JOE PERRY -- "Sweet Emotion" by Aerosmith

... but those are just the tip of the iceberg -- many, many great solos have been created through the years (but where are they now ???)

My favorite solo is from Blackened by Metallica. Awesome solo. Other than that, any Joe Satriani or Steve Vai.

these are in no particular order:
All Along the Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix
Comfortabley Numb by David Gilmore of Pink Floyd
Stairway to Heaven by Jimmy Page of Led Zepplin
November Rain by Slash of GNR
Stranglehold by Ted Nugent
Eruption by Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen
Shock Me by Ace Freeley of Kiss
and Johnny B. Goode by Chuck Berry

No particular order:

"No More Tears" and "Hellraiser" - by Zak Wylde of Ozzy Ousbourne
"Junkhead" - by Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains
"November Rain" - by Slash of GNR'

Man this is tough I know their are a BUNCH more just having a hard time thinking now
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Turn to Stone...............Joe Walsh

Burn.............................Deep Purple

I totally agree with Van Halen's "Eruption" and Frampton's "Feel like we do". Also Hendrix "Experienced?" and Clapton's "White room".

Reelin' in the years - Steely Dan, solo by Elliot Randall
My old school - Steely Dan, solo by Jeff "Skunk" Baxter
Spanish Fly - Van Halen, solo by, well who else?

Fade to Black(intro) - Metallica
November Rain - Guns n Roses

A few of my favorite bass solos:

GEEZER BUTLER -- "N.I.B." by Black Sabbath

GRAHAM MABY -- "I'm The Man" by Joe Jackson

CLIFF BURTON -- "(Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth" by Metallica

Eruption - Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen

what do yall think is the best guitar solo ever? I gotta go with the one from "Sweet Child of Mine." no one used the wah like Slash, and it fits the song so perfectly.

Could have been the one my son just played on his new Fender. Course, I may be a little biased.

I saw Joe Walsh do Turn to Stone with the Eagles a couple of years ago at the AAC in Dallas. He absolutely stole the show. We were obviously in the presence of greatness. It was magic.

i gotta go with slash on "sweet child o' mine". that solo is freak'n great. to put some new school in the mix i would say senister's ( avenged sevenfold ) solo in "sieze the day" is pretty good for a newer band in a day with fewer and fewer good solos.

Yeah!! I'm glad someone else likes the ill-remembered arena rock!

I have many favorite solos because usually they come from songs with two or three awesome solos. Pink Floyd's come to mind, but I'm a floyd homer..!
What kinda Fender??

For Christmas, we got him a Fender acoustic Sunburst with the cutout and a pick-up.

This is a dad thing, but lately, I am especially enjoying listening to him play. This computer is in a small office on the landing at the top of our stairs. His room is adjacent. Seems like everytime I'm on the computer now, he's in his room playing Stevie, Jimi, Lynerd, etc. Sometimes he's on one of his Fender electrics or his Les Paul.

He has recently learced Sonho Dourado, the soulful tune from Friday Night Lights. It's one of those songs that everytime I hear it now, I think of him. This is no doubt magnified by the fact he'll be leaving for college in the fall and going a long way off.

angus on whole lotta rosie

D i ck Dale - "Misirlou"

hotel california......joe walsh and don felder
rocky mtn. way....joe walsh

one of them is "Hot for Teacher"

What brings out the air guitar hero in you? A few of my favorites are:
-(#### Yankees) "Come Again"...Nugent tears it up
-(Night Ranger) "Rock in America"...Dualing guitars at its best
-(Boston) "Hitch a Ride"...Mellow, yes. But the solo rocks
-(AC/DC) "Shake a Leg"...Angus being Angus

Jimi Hendrix's rendition of the Star Spangled Banner Very unique.

Pantera ~ Floods

Lamb of God ~ Redneck

Many many more

(Jackyl) "Redneck Punk"

Any solo by Uncle Ted is hard to beat

Crossroads-Clapton
Layla-Clapton

This one is hard to beat:

Roy Orbison Black & White Night [1998] Oh, Pretty Woman

with help from James Burton and Bruce Springsteen

Go to YouTube and search "Les Paul" ... you can't go wrong with any choice

1. Eruption - Eddie Van Halen
2. Foxy Lady - Jimi Hendrix : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPUQTi0y3Do
3. Switch 625 - Steve Clark : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS70QWFns8s&feature=fvw
4. Crazy Train - Randy Roads
5. Cliffs of Dover - Eric Johnson
6. You Really Got Me - Ray Davies
7. Touch of Madness - Brad Gillis and Jeff Watson (The best dueling guitarists of all time). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kT2ZM_9zks
8. Layla - Eric Clapton and Duane Allman
9. Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young
10. 21st Century Schizoid Man - Robert Fripp

My 2nd Greatest Guitarist doesn't make my to 10. Honorable Mention : No Particular Place to Go - Chuck Berry

I always thought Dave handled the solo on that song ...

Black Foot-"Highway Song"
Z Z Topp- "Tush"
S. Ray Vaughan- "The Sky Is Crying"

You're right, I was going off my memory and had brain flatulence.

Neighbor by Ugly Kid Joe

On a more laid back note...The whole song of "Bridge of Sighs" may qualify here.

Pearl Jam: Alive.

"In the Name of God" - Dream Theatre....You have to listen to this song!!!!! AWESOME!!!!

Heard Jessica by The Allman Brothers yesterday--not a bad piano solo with it too. Crusin video game song?

Blackout by The Scorpions

"BOOM, BOOM...OUT GO THE LIGHTS"