What is the greatest guitar solo of all time?

1. "Stairway to Heaven" — Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin (1971) Since its release in 1971, "Stairway to Heaven" has topped numerous lists as the best rock song and best guitar solo of all time, and it's primarily thanks to the masterful architecture of Jimmy Page's guitar solo.
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Who is considered the greatest guitar player of all time?

Jimi Hendrix has been voted the Greatest Guitarist Of All Time by readers of the Louder website. Over 70,000 votes were cast in the poll, with Hendrix topping a list of 50 guitarists, followed by Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
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What is the hardest guitar solo of all time?

  • Intervals – Libra.
  • Megadeth – Tornado of Souls. ...
  • Plini - Electric Sunrise. ...
  • Unprocessed - Prototype. ...
  • Born of Osiris - Follow the Signs. ...
  • Pantera – Domination. ...
  • Metallica - One. ...
  • Born of Osiris - Dissimulation. "As soon as the, in my opinion, strongest Born Of Osiris album came out, I tried to learn the solo and failed. ...
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What is the most insane guitar solo?

Here are our picks for the 10 greatest rock solos ever committed to record.
  1. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing.
  2. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along the Watchtower.
  3. Van Halen - Eruption.
  4. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird.
  5. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing.
  6. Led Zeppelin - Stairway to Heaven.
  7. Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train. ...
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Who is No 1 guitarist in the world?

Overwhelmingly, we found Jimi Hendrix in the number one spot with Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page often locked in a wrestling match for second ranking. Remarkably, among the 33 guitarists mentioned in the top ten places across these lists, not one was a woman.
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Top 10 Guitar Solos



Who does Eric Clapton think is the best guitarist?

However, the greatest, according to Eric Clapton, the bonafide guitar god, is Albert Lee. The guitarist has worked with some big names, including Emmylou Harris and The Everly Brothers. Considering Clapton's appraisal, we all should be listening to Lee: “He's the greatest guitarist in the world.
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What is the most famous guitar riff ever?

The Best Guitar Riffs of All Time Collection
  • "My Girl" - The Temptations.
  • "Smoke on the Water" - Deep Purple.
  • "Rebel Rebel" - David Bowie.
  • "Mannish Boy" - Muddy Waters.
  • "When I Come Around" - Green Day.
  • "Can't You Hear Me Knocking" - The Rolling Stones.
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What is the most difficult guitar riff?

Top 10 Most Complex Riffs Ever
  • Led Zeppelin - "Black Dog" ...
  • Cannibal Corpse - "Frantic Disembowelment" ...
  • Joe Satriani - "Satch Boogie" ...
  • Metallica - "Blackened" ...
  • Dream Theater - "The Dark Eternal Night" ...
  • Megadeth - "Poison Was the Cure" ...
  • Eric Johnson - "Cliffs of Dover" ...
  • Racer X - "Technical Difficulties"
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Who is the greatest rhythm guitarist?

The Best Rhythm Guitarists of All Time
  • Keith Richards. (The Rolling Stones) genaro garcia. ...
  • Pete Townshend. (The Who) theENID. ...
  • Malcolm Young. (AC/DC) acdcVEVO. ...
  • James Hetfield. (Metallica) Metallica. ...
  • John Lennon. (The Beatles) TheBeatlesVEVO. ...
  • Joan Jett. blackheartrec. ...
  • Nile Rodgers. BBC Music. ...
  • Albert Hammond Jr. & Nick Valensi.
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Who did Jimi Hendrix think was the best guitar player?

Douglas asked Hendrix: “What's it was like to be the best rock guitarist in the world?” Jimi then beautifully responded, “I don't know, you'll have to ask Rory Gallagher”. For that reason alone, he could easily be considered Jimi's all-time favourite.
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Who is the greatest acoustic guitarist of all time?

nd now, without further ado, Gibson.com announces the Top 10 Acoustic Guitarists of All Time.
  • Michael Hedges.
  • Robert Johnson. ...
  • Tommy Emmanuel. ...
  • Adrian Legg. ...
  • John Fahey. ...
  • Bert Jansch. ...
  • Andrés Segovia. ...
  • Richard Thompson. ...
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Who is the greatest guitar player of all time and why?

1: Jimmy Page

The mastermind behind hard-rock giants Led Zeppelin is without a doubt the best guitarists who ever lived. Jimmy Page's clamorous fusion of blues-rock and hyperactive riffage took the revolutionary spirit of Jimi Hendrix's innovations and turned them into pure magic.
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What is the most beautiful guitar solo?

From Carlos Santana's "Europa" to Jimmy Page's "Stairway to Heaven," here are the top 20 guitar solos of all time, ranked.
  1. "Stairway to Heaven" — Jimmy Page, Led Zeppelin (1971)
  2. "All Along the Watchtower" — Jimi Hendrix, The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968) ...
  3. "Eruption" — Eddie Van Halen, Van Halen (1978) ...
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What's the fastest song to play on guitar?

Here's a ridiculous video of guitarist John Taylor of Colorado playing Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee" at 600 BPM. According to RecordSetter.com, it's a new world record.
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Who is the riff king?

One simply can't speak about riffs without mentioning Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi. As the greatest riff machine in electric guitar history, Iommi has written dozens of metal's most legendary, impactful and unforgettable riffs.
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Who is the king of guitar riffs?

Jimi Hendrix taught himself to play the electric guitar and, because he was left-handed, he would play the guitar upside down with the strings in reverse order. One of the most influential musicians in history, he was best known for edgy guitar riffs.
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Who was Prince's favorite guitarist?

However, without a doubt, the greatest influence on Prince as a guitarist and, therefore, likely his favourite of all time, was Sonny Thompson, Prince's longtime friend. When asked the question of his favourite guitarist in 1994, Prince picked his bandmate and bassist, Sonny T by saying: “I listened to everybody.
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What is Prince's best guitar solo?

Purple Rain remains heart-stopping, even after hundreds of listens. It's Prince's musical genius in précis, and surely a contender for the greatest guitar solo ever committed to tape.
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Where does Prince rank as a guitarist?

On Rolling Stone's list, he ranked 33rd, five spots beneath Johnny Ramone, a guitarist widely beloved for not being very good.
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How do guitarists play so fast?

Most guitar players think that the basis of real speed is a good fret hand technique. They believe that if your fret hand is fast, you will be able to play fast. This is the reason many players focus so much attention on their fretting hand, and leave the picking hand to fend for itself.
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Who is the greatest female guitarist of all time?

6 Best Female Guitarists of All Time
  • 1 Mother Maybelle Carter.
  • 2 Sister Rosetta Tharpe.
  • 3 Lita Ford.
  • 4 Nancy Wilson.
  • 5 Sharon Isbin.
  • 6 Yvette Young.
  • 7 Finding your inspiration in history.
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Who is considered the best guitar player in country music?

Rock Out at Home: The 10 Most Legendary Country Guitarists of all Time
  • Chet Atkins. James Stiltner. 75.9K subscribers. ...
  • Albert Lee. Jules BONNOT. ...
  • Luther Perkins. When The Cowboy Sings. ...
  • Marty Stuart. KEXP. ...
  • Vince Gill. IBWIV. ...
  • Brent Mason. Nashville Guitar Community. ...
  • James Burton. Joe Augello. ...
  • Roy Nichols. MerleHaggardVEVO.
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