A good video on the topic. I bet Sammy G saw this post and decided to quickly make a video. 
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Hehehehe… i dont have time tonfollow up on all of them either 
Hehehe. Look at that.
Some fine musicians and solos in this vid.
I was shamefully unaware of Steve Rothery. He’s fantastic. Thank you for introducing him to me.
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I have been so very happy almost my entire life when I look at Mark K and this solo…
the whole song is of course great and I know Justin says “the song everyone would like to have written” …the joy radiates from these gentlemen/kids on stage 
The build up so calm with the piano saxophone …
they talk and whisper to each other and interact more and more enthusiastically…and than it
it goes and goes further and and further and … everything comes together to a great climax of guitar and playing other musical instruments greatness…
Have fun and learn 
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Black Maji Woman as played by Santana is a little epic
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Thought you said you would not dive into this rabbithole @roger_holland ??
Sultans of swing is right up there on the top!
Black magic woman is a great example @Malz
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And I think about this song almost every day… but I just waited until I saw it pass by… although I feared that I had scrolled past it… but not so 
Now I’m crawling out of here again…but of course there are still some things tickling the surface, but that will come much later.
Now go practice your guitarstuff young man 
… 
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Hi @Jozsef , funny you should put Eight Miles High here, that’s a pretty weird (and great) guitar solo! I have just finished listening to a podcast episode on the Byrds and this song in particular, part of the fantastic rock history podcast called “A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs”. This particular episode dives deep into the influences (Coltrane, Indian ragas) on this song, it’s awesome if you’re interested in that kind of stuff. Anyway, here’s a link to the episode:
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Steve Rothery does such amazing work - you may not have heard of him; he’s the guitarist in Marillion. If you like Gilmour you will surely enjoy his playing. This video is a compilation of a bunch of his solos but you may not want to watch the whole thing (yet😉), so I suggest you give the final clip a listen (Neverland) that starts around 40:20. Hope you like it!
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If only it was that easy.
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Well Artem
Almost every day I learn something new with the guitar ( getting better) and that’s fun ,so the first is very easy and I’m also getting closer to “that” and other stuff every day …so yes, that sounds easy too … just "wait"10(?) years and see what happens
It all start with an good idea … or a brain burp 
Greetings
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I also don’t have problems with having fun. But the next part with 10 years doesn’t sound too easy.
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And the original by Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green) isn’t bad either! 
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Just watching Nuno sit in on a Rick Beato live stream and Nuno mentioned that Brian May once told him that he considered the solo in Get the Funk Out to be the best solo ever written.
Opinions?
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Derek trucks is freaking awesome.
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I have to throw the guitar solo from Firth of Fifth into this thread. I’ve mentioned before that it’s in my top 3 favourite guitar solos, possibly number 1.
This was also mentioned in another thread recently:
I present two versions.
The original is here. The solo starts at around 5:41 but, if you’ve not heard it before, the whole track is worth a listen as it’s a beautiful composition with some wonderful musicianship by all the members of the band.
The second version is Daryl Stuermer’s interpretation from their live shows. Daryl joined Genesis as a touring member of the band in 1978 after Steve Hackett left. He also ended up being Phil Collin’s guitarist for most of his solo career, alongside the legendary bass player Leland Sklar. This was always one of the highlights of their concerts although this version is somewhat controversial amongst Genesis fans because it’s a lot more “widdly” than the original. Personally I like both versions.
Cheers,
Keith
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Check out the Band Rebecca, Tedeschi Trucks band.
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Thought I’d throw this into the mix.
Love him or hate him for his politics, Ted played some bad ass solos and wrote some great toons.
Back in the day no one knew out about him just his music and that was all that mattered.
Solo or instrumental this is a great example and worth a listen.
Enjoy the music, if not the man.
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