The Awesome Guitar Solo Thread

The quality of a Guitar-solo usally is inverse to the contemporaryness of the guitar-players hairstyle ...
 
The Purple One might be an egotistical maniac and and asshole to the bone who took it all to far/ but boy, could he play guitar...
 
I think I've been at that very concert! :)
 
So was a buddy, and he called while they were playing. :p
 
[video=youtube;1fcY0HgFpG4?t=21m27s]http://youtu.be/1fcY0HgFpG4?t=21m27s[/video]
Advance to 21:27
 
This thread is not over before a certain Mr. Blackmore makes his contribution:


 
As long as you leave his wife out of it.
 
For me it will always be this one:

(skip to 5min for the solo)

I know it's not the fastest, most technical solo in the world. But his pacing, his feel for melody is just unbelievable!
 
I've always been a fan of Robert Fripp's haunting work (skip to ~2:30):

 
No one posted this? Great solo to ever be played with one note!

 
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