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(19,768 posts) Mon Apr 8, 2013, 01:36 AM Apr 2013

Best Rock/Metal guitar solo? [View all]

I'm going to say the solo in Iron Maiden's "Trooper," but Slayer and Living Color and KISS and Priest and Metallica and Megadeth and so many others rank.

But I'll stick with The Trooper for now.

Killer solo...

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Best Rock/Metal guitar solo? [View all] Skip Intro Apr 2013 OP

Eddie Van Halen, "Hot For Teacher." Archae Apr 2013 #1

Man.. so many to chose from... opiate69 Apr 2013 #2

Metallica Anesthesia (Pulling Teeth) Tabasco_Dave Apr 2013 #3

Love that bass solo Populist_Prole Apr 2013 #4

FOUR!! ! AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #5

We are X!!!!! Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #10

ADDED Miyavi too AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #11

That solo of Forever Love is from Last Live, if you look closely Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #12

Beyond awesome Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #13

More Miyavi AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #14

I love his style! Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #16

one more... AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #17

Wow! Callmecrazy Apr 2013 #19

Miyavi is amazing ! AsahinaKimi Apr 2013 #24

This shouldn't even need to be posted.... Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #6

And of course the incomparable Steve Howe! Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #7

'Speed Metal Symphony' Populist_Prole Apr 2013 #8

yeah, that's pretty fuckin sweet!! EvilAL Apr 2013 #22

Wow, now THAT is a flashback!!!! arcane1 Apr 2013 #27

And of course, the greatest EVAR! Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #9

Keeping it to hard rock/metal, I'd say: nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #15

When I clicked on this thread I was already thinking Lord of All Fevers and Plague OriginalGeek Apr 2013 #20

I have no idea how Trey got that lead tone. Makes the Slayer dudes sound like Django Reinhart. nomorenomore08 Apr 2013 #23

Judas Priest -- Beyond The Realms Of Death Iggo Apr 2013 #18

Ah yes, that's a good one. Back in the day Glen Tipton was my idol arcane1 Apr 2013 #28

MINE!! muahahahahah EvilAL Apr 2013 #21

"Cult of Personality" Throd Apr 2013 #25

Robert Fripp on King Crimson's "A Sailor's Tale". stlsaxman Apr 2013 #26

Since "Rock" is included, I'm going to give some love for the guy who played for Pat Benatar arcane1 Apr 2013 #29

West, Bruce, & Laing- "Love is worth the blues" Doc_Technical Apr 2013 #30