Les Paul Forum members - best solos ever ! 🤩

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

 

[hankjmcc]

The Original Black Magic Woman between the haunting tone and the reverb it just nails the spooky vibe for the song and all the emotion someone can convey with a guitar.

 

[copernicus]

George Harrison - Till There Was You, from Meet the Beatles (also my favorite album)

George on the Ed Sullivan Show, when the Beatles conquered America:

And for those interested in the wonderful interplay between John and George:

 

[MarcB]

I’m adding this.. as this song and intro solo grabbed me as a teenager and has held on ever since

 

[jb_abides]

"And now for something completely different..."

 

[MarcB]

"And now for something completely different..."

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

"And now for something completely different..."

Gorgeous stuff. It's crazy how much his and Zappa's playing sound alike.

And is it just me, or does he look like the love child of Larry Bird and Fred Rogers?

 

[F-Hole]

Marlon McClain’s solo on Joyeous by Pleasure is a treat, it’s as though he wrote the song for the solo (er, which he did).

 

[Xpensive Wino]

Marlon McClain’s solo on Joyeous by Pleasure is a treat, it’s as though he wrote the song for the solo (er, which he did).

This it?

I thought Michael Hepburn was the writer.

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[F-Hole]

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I thought Michael Hepburn was the writer.

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Lyrics only I believe.

 

[rockabilly69]

Bill Nelson kills it on this one! Start at around 1:50, this is one of the best solos with killer tone that I've ever heard.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

 

[Alex]

My personal favorite has always been Zeppelin's Thank You from the BBC sessions.

 

[dc007]

As many have said lots of great ones. Early on I loved and still do Paul Kossoff's solo on All Right now. Perfectly crafted

 

[MarcB]

As many have said lots of great ones. Early on I loved and still do Paul Kossoff's solo on All Right now. Perfectly crafted

Agreed it’s definitely a very distinctive solo.. and very effective.. the tension at the start is perfection..

 

[Fornax]

Ross The Boss nailed this with intensity and Gibson tone

Michael Schenker UFO tasty on this with his Flying V

 

[Patrick Ginnaty]

 

[MarcB]

I better start the playlist !!
I’ll post a link when it’s done..

(I use Tidal for my music streaming)

 

[MarcB]

Here’s the list so far ..

Les Paul Forum members “best solos” ever

Playlist - Les Paul Forum members “best solos” ever - 67 items

tidal.com

Couldn’t add a few (including Birtha) as they’re not listed on Tidal

*if you use another streaming service.. you can download tidal free and export the playlist to your streaming service.

**please note Spotify is a criminal organisation designed to fleece artists, so switching to another is advisable.