Best guitar solo rift.....nominations here.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/playlist/greatestriffs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkUpfw4Hf3w

Gary Moore

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOEnj89XnA4

Mystery Train - Brian Setzer

Jack whites solo on The Raconteurs - Many shades of Black.... Sublime! ... this is the best version...

from 2.25 ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrGmj3m_82k

Black Sabbath-Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (nap)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nxNEwG2eis

Dave Gilmour - Comfortably Numb
Brian May - Brighton Rock
Steve Hackett - Firth Of Fifth (Genesis)

Not solos, but hard to find better rhythm guitarists than Nile Rogers and Johnny Marr.

what about HANK.

Pepe Romero Concierto de Aranjuez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye-FvKCZp3s

Not a riff at at all, although Curtis Robinsons bass riffs are stellar, one of the best albums for guitar work you'll ever hear. A snippet..

https://youtu.be/HHj-JjcAo3k?t=2m46s

*Curtis Robertson

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

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Ralph machio as the jazz guitarist in crossroads. ?

Slash - Sweet Child Of Mine

Tiny Tim - Tip Toe Through The Tulips (Live).mp4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMbQsKJ64S0

Anything by the White Stripes, Just Jack and Meg playing made an incredible sound. Im a rather big fan BTW, was there both nights in Blackpool.

Agree about the Yardbirds,underrated and innovative.

Phil Cordell
Rory Gallagher

My dad is the worlds biggest Rory fan, also Stevie Ray Vaughan. He could play a bit.

depends what you define as a riff, a short break, a long solo or a prominent base riff running right through the track?
Bowie did some great ones deceptively simple catchy and memorable.

Once you can type 60 or 70 words a minute its not how fast you can type but what you write that counts.
The Bands Robbie Robertson on `It Makes No Difference` is sublime
And wait until the sax solo comes in at the end also, very beautiful.

smoke on the water intro.

eddie grant ,baby come back,think the group was the equals.

Best is so subjective but Keith Richards wrote some of the most memorable.

keith said the group are thinking of breaking up soon,he says jaggar is thinking of going solo to further his career

Never seen or heard anyone who was in such complete control of a guitar like the late, great Gary Moore.

Nile Rodgers - Good Times

brassneck, please stop laughing at your own posts

Did you see what I did there?

I smoked a joint with gary moore and the brush shields in the phoenix park in 1968.

they were together in a group called skid row and played a jam session and nobody paid ,think there was 42 quid collected in a cap at the end and they got famous a few months later.

Gary was indeed in Skid Row, nice memory for you.

Joe Moretti's solo on "Shakin' All Over" - Johnny Kidd and The Pirates.

Highway Star - Deep Purple (Made in Japan album)

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they were together in a group called skid row and played a jam session and nobody paid ,think there was 42 quid collected in a cap at the end and they got famous a few months later.

I saw Skid Row at Leeds Polytechnic circa '71. Fantastic night.

Roy Buchanan.....The Messiah will come again
Neil Schon......Topaz ...Journeys first album
Keith Cross...No More White Horses...T2 Boomland Album
Robert Fripp...Sailors Tale .....Islands Album
Jimi Hendrix...All of it but Star Spangled Banner at Woodstock is just f@cking awesome.

Only one Sabbath nomination???

Tony Iommi is THE riffmeister folks!

Yeah Sabbath Bloody Sabbath....Iron Man....Tomorrows Dream......Die Young....Neon Knights.
Oh just throw a dart and you'll hit a good 'un.

Or for the greatest non-axe hero, axe-hero what about John Squire of the Stone Roses?

Tears (off 'The Second Coming').....I am The Ressurection (outro)....This Is The One

ah, another vote for Sabbath Bloody Sabbath I see.

Where do you start with this one ...and how many of you are guitarists ?
A couple of quickies/favourites off the top of my head ...
1) Solo  - "Hotel California"
2) Solo  - Another Brick in the Wall
3) Solo - Calling Elvis
4) Solo - Black Magic Woman - (take your choice here Peter Green or Carlos)
5) Solo - Bad Love (E.C. of course)
6) Solo - All Right Now
Just a few of my favourites ....
Have a look at this for guitar playing ....
Most Incredible FEMALE Guitarist STUNS the World! 16 Year old Tina S France!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx5-dDYbUkk
Of course with regard to "best guitar players" ...you could list as long as your arm and in no particular order - ..Jeff beck, EC, Jimmy Page, SRV,Joe Satriani, Jimi Hendrix, Steve Vai, Brain May, Toni Iommi, Garry Moore, Ry Cooder,Rory Gallagher, Joe Walsh, etc...etc ...   
RockinRon - Ex - lead guitarist  - "Rockin Ron and the Inmates"

Dont know about "the best" not quite  in the Sabbath league  but hears a slow wan ,get the volume cranked up and get the w/end started


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Kbv1OpIpaA


and speeding up onto the electric 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ycEXkNQlWs


here its murdered by a crazy metal dude


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FFq-lPwmlc


and given the techno mix


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjGmPJoR6bs

Ladies and gentlemen, your winner

Free Bird (solo around the 4:50 mark)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0W1v0kOELA

Not a mention yet of Richie Blackmore...
Solo in 'Highway Star' has to be up there with the best!

PorcupineorPineapple... watch this!
Bobby Harrison and Howie G (with the long hair) play freebird. This is the Classic Rock Show, just finished a tour of UK.
If you ever get the chance to see them, don't miss it.

15 Apr 16 18:05https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LI15VI5rfqc

Some great guitar playing in "Crossroads" ...
Crossroads is a 1986 musical dramatic feature film inspired by the legend of blues musician Robert Johnson. Starring Ralph Macchio, Joe Seneca and Jami Gertz, the film was written by John Fusco and directed by Walter Hill and features an original score featuring Ry Cooder and Steve Vai on the soundtrack's guitar, and harmonica by Sonny Terry. Vai also appears in the film as the devil's guitar player in the climactic guitar duel.
Young guy Macchio miming - his part (slide guitar) played by Ry Cooder - great guitar duel with Steve Vai.

"Bowie did some great ones deceptively simple catchy and memorable"
Can't mention Bowie without his "lead guitarist" Mick Ronson - great guitarist see -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSDNHHY8wXo - Heroes with Brian May.
just a great sound Mick Ronson using a Fender Telecaster with an EBow for "sustain"

Love the guitar riff on "She sells Sanctuary"
Billy Duffy lead guitar - playing a bleedin great big "Gretch White Falcon" awesome sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I8mWG6HlmU

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https://youtu.be/vxUMJ3Wy53M

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Hurricane

bill nelson Maid in heaven, or adventures in a yorkshire landscape

someone gonna put some music on this fred

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlIe5mBqIB4

Big difference between riffs and solos. No mentions of Randy Rhoads or Mr Van Halen?
Best has to be Michael J Fox in Back to the Future.

But I guess you ain't ready for that yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGCle3kQv8M

When it comes to riffs, I don't think anyone can beat AC/DC? They're not my favourite band, but they could turn one chord into a classic riff. In fact they probably already have

one that deserves a mention imho.

Everyones a winner  1.02 - 1.24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQsg6XXGxXQ

maggott brain, Eddie Hazell

johnizere
Not a mention yet of Richie Blackmore...
Solo in 'Highway Star' has to be up there with the best!

See post - 15 Apr 16 12:25

Oh FFS blackmore is overrated, when the song you bring up is more famous for it's HAMMOND ORGAN solo you're onto a loser as a guitar solo!! And I like deep purple. At least say "burn" or something, a far better song or album ("in rock" is so overrated). I have that album recorded on orphans fingernails, which is what we used to make them on before corbyn invented vinyl, back in the 40s, played on our gramophones.

Blackmore great guitarist ,but a right miserable c***

Not sure if this qualifies but I love Midge Ure in this

Children of the Sky
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http://youtu.be/GUukzvLgo0w

"fraid not MD

Shocking omission, Michael J. Fox...Back to the Future....It was before it's time. 17 mil views

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1i5coU-0_Q

Dave Gilmour on Time.
Stay by Bowie has a great riff.

having listened to some old punk/new wave stuff yesterday I think the late Stuart Adamson deserves a mention.

Big Country - Fields of Fire
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCnUs_tLo4o

Edward Van Halen : "Eruption"

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI7XiJgt0vY


I can play it on the bagpipes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClQcUyhoxTg&list=RDipqqEFoJPL4&index=2

"alun2005 • April 21, 2016 6:50 PM BST
I can play it on the bagpipe"
Massively right wing? Plays the bagpipes?

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL REVEALS FORUM IDENTITY!!!!

I listen to a lot of music and tbh can't think what my best solo is. Eruption is famous but meh. There's your melodic stuff that is beautiful but not maybe that "skilled". I've never like joe satriani and all that sort of t*ss.
I've always liked Randy Rhoads. Died very young, god knows what he'd have done by now.

Here's an idea if you've never heard of him, was Ozzy's solo guitarist for a bit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fqbKVkhz6U
He mixed talent with an ear, it seems to be a rare combination.