Greatest Guitar Solos Ever: Top 10 (videos)

[ryan25n]

steve vai!! wtf?!

[FREETHINKER747]

everybody have their own top ten list , there r too many talented guitarist and solos that its difficult have a top ten nearly impossible.

[fallingTheHorizones]

LOL these best of all time vids never work, lol everybody always complaints and suggest other things Lmao!

[Dynose]

i don't think we can make a list of top 10 solos. all te solos are different, some are fast, some are slow, they're different

[titefafax3]

Man I just can't believe this shit where Is Mister Fruciante !

[BRONXZOOOBRAD]

great vid very well put together two other solos were missing but i still enjoyed it.

[ArizonaMMJ]

LOL

[TheSoftware72]

Its all fucking hippie music

[bearnuggets]

best of all time until time rolled on passed the 80;s haha

[ZodiacEntertainment2]

Goofy Goober?...

[MrRimo90]

hey dudes,,wake up,,,avenged sevenfold is not even near to these solos,,,,they are good,,,but these are godly,,,

[bragosng1]

@MrRimo90 Never heared Save Me,right?

[sprinkler5802]

HENDRIX SUCKS!!! ok now that i have your attention, hendrix rules. Now stop comparing Avenged sevenfold to everyone else because they simply can't be compared to anyone else. They are there own style and thats a feat that only a few other artists have reached.

[Voltron1774]

Yngwie Malmsteen, Rusty Cooley, Chris Broderick, Michael Angelo Batio, Herman Li all are excellent!

[InsatantReplay]

randy deserves his throne up there. R.I.P

[h3RmAn25]

Hotel California???

[2003jackb]

This is an OPINION, and none of these are crap, if you think they are then you dont know what a good solo is

[imfireproof32]

nah, first thing is, sweet child of mine wasn't the best work g n r ever did, November rain is more bone chilling than s.c.o.m. and to leave Metallica ONE out, cant see it....

[Hirmidon97]

lynyrd free bird #1 man!!! where is Mark Knopfler and metallica Kirk Dude.

[HielkeK21]

Number 6 is an awfull solo, man!

[LukeCollinsFTW]

He is definitely spot on with #1 though, jimmy page was and always will be the best guitarist of all time in my opinion. You have to remember that its not all about speed, page has both speed and accuracy...... Even while on all those drugs lol

[MegaRamos1979]

Metallica ( Master of Puppets) , more G&R ( Novenber Rain), Stevie Ray Van ( Little Wing ) - Pink Floyd's (Marooned),,...... COME man how can forget these

[1gcooper]

Judas Priest???????  Where is Painkiller? Best solo ever done!

[sarti6n]

Horrible top ten, there is so many other better guitar solos, pink floyd has got more, GNR has got more, Metallica has got tons, Alter bridge's "Blackbird" should be first, with 2 back to back solos... I mean where did u get this top ten from?

[damianemorocker]

where the fuck is eruption of van halen???

[schoolsyourface1]

Where is Avenged Sevenfold?

[dacoda55]

@schoolsyourface1 ok get the hell out of here with you seven fold shit and dont u ever put a comment like that on one of these rock and role songs ever

[ChubbyGregLord]

@schoolsyourface1 Man, Sevenfold doesn't come close with any of the artists from the 70's and 80's. Get out of here.

[Voltron1774]

@ChubbyGregLord i agree 100%

[sprinkler5802]

@ChubbyGregLord Wow dude different era, different style, different influences. If your gonna pick a current band to negatively compare to im guessing the fuckin kick ass classic rock bands of the late 60's, 70's and 80's then you picked the wrong group of artists.

[ChubbyGregLord]

@sprinkler5802 The hell are you talking about? Someone else was preaching that Avenged Sevenfold had a god-given spot on the list of top ten solos, and I merely said otherwise.

[fallingTheHorizones]

wtf.. if its of all time. then why isnt there any Avenged sevenfold guitar solos or any Modern solos.. which i believe is a BIG part of "all time"

[TheIcefreeze]

@fallingTheHorizones because A7X didnt contribute shit to music

[TheIcefreeze]

@fallingTheHorizones

[carlyeo11]

@fallingTheHorizones Because a7x have shit solos, sure they are hard but not actually good compared to stuff like hendrix

[sprinkler5802]

@carlyeo11 A7x haven't been around long enough to really have a major impact the way Hendrix did and no one probably ever will. But comparing A7x to Hendrix lol... that's like comparing Alan Holdsworth to Segovia. Not even in the same ball park

[ronquillo2]

@fallingTheHorizones cause they were defeated by the old solos!

[UntwistTheTwisted]

@fallingTheHorizones so, what solo you'll kick from the list to put a new one?! It's impossible to decide: that's the reason that they are the greatest solos ever.

[fallingTheHorizones]

@UntwistTheTwisted To tell you the truth.. i dont know what solo to put, i know its hard to decide. im just saying that im suprised that it isnt any modern solos in this. Avenged sevenfold was just an example of something modern.

[fallingTheHorizones]

@UntwistTheTwisted ofc i could rambel on about my personal favorits but imtrully not the right person to say whos best,but i can give it a try, here are some solos that, I like,INCLUDING the guys in the video.

M.I.A.- avenged sevebfold.

Get out of my yard- paul gilbert (i dont know if thats considerd a solo since the whole album actually is an insrtumental)

Faithless/ or keeper of fellow man -all that remains

and my list contionus on

[AznAlacran]

@fallingTheHorizones Not really, most modern shit sucks

[alicwkd]

@fallingTheHorizones if you believe an A7X solo deserves to be in the top 10 solos of all time you obviously haven't listened to much music. And this is coming from a fan of the band.

[Freakishd]

WTF? Where's Lil Wayne's lollipop solo?! Fucking biased

[raoul649]

no 1 comfortably numb

no 2 stairway to heaven

no 3 eruption

no 4 freebird

no 5 sweet child o mine

no 6 sultans of swing

[Bobby18331]

Why isnt John Lennon in this??? hahah jk

R.I.P

[ettore164]

You forgot Ironman ya zebbi

[lvismessi]

LOCOS DE MIERDA

[somebodythatscool]

Eruption!

[AmusingAirplane]

Through the fire and flames? Or Layla?

[FreshMuffinz]

@ritercristian lol u don't think satch and Vai should be considered some of the best guitarists ever? Have you heard their work or are you talking out of your ass? I love Hendrix and he should have been higher but slash is definitely not better than sat or vai

[9475217]

why is slash in number 4 he needs to be in 1

[jamescooley31]

Put DIMEBAG DARRELL IN IT from the number 10 spot all the way to number 1 and then u will have the greatest solos ever played , the shit u got up there now is a ways off from the "best " , Hendrix , slash , Steve Vai ?! Wtf !!!!

[newgrounds27]

@jamescooley31 Steve Vai is one of the greatest Guitarists in my opinion ever.

[PearlsBeforeNine]

ACES HIGH! IRON MAIDEN!

[JanSeulin]

still got the blues solo is one of the bests for me

[mattster1127]

# 4 BEST 2 ME ROCK THE F*** ON

[TheLegendOfJordan]

Oh yeah Aces High!!!!

[aimeaite89]

@lordwizemberg333 sorry don't like shradding

[fmxluver2011]

On free bird the drummer looks like jesus

[666mrSYNYSTER]

where is synyster gates and afterlife. and before people dissagree. look up the damn video

[jew25624]

@666mrSYNYSTER i disagree

[Gimliownz]

@666mrSYNYSTER srry man, love a7x but that song is guitar technicly not the best compared to these guys, though this list doesn't make any sence because Joe satriani is awarded best guitarist in the world guitar technicly. this list is just build up from self-preference not the actual skill in the art of rock ^^

[Mendark97]

orgasm...1....2.....3

[Mrnioursniours]

And where is Marc Knopfler :o

Et ou est Marc Knopfler :o

[lordwilzemberg333]

10-10 9-6 8-9 7-8 6-1 5-7 4-5 3-4 2-3 1-2 thumbs up if u agree with some of that

[MrHighFRUCTOSE]

i dont think that aces high should have been on there or mr crowley but whatever

[TheAnazasi]

N.1 Comfortably Numb



[SuperJacob54321]

Tenacious D is negative -1 on this list

[asdasddas100]

@exodiaj hrm?

[ambassgray]

nice list...this is such a subjective topic, but really? No Eddie Van Halen (he is not even mentioned in the guitarists that you apologized for not including in the video)? Stairway to Heaven as #1 song of all time? Eric Johnson Cliffs of Dover? Little Wing by SRV? Could go on and on about songs that should go up here, but it is all a matter of taste. Nice job with the compilation though.

[randyrhoadshimself]

GO JOE!

[kratos1997T]

how great is heavy metal

[13denisita]

in 2012 the best guitarist will be Daniel Herrera by j.u.n.c.

[GETOUTYT45]

one of my favorite guitarist is yusuke

[Isolationmatters]

who is starry night by?

[I3ulley]

@Isolationmatters joe satriani



[exodiaj]

Black people rarely play musical instruments anymore.

[Soundbox50]

PLEASE listen to my own songs!! Just been released!!

Hope you like them!

[MrLauritsabel]

mark knopler is the best!!!!!!!!(just my opinion)

[TamTamGingerbreadMan]

Excuse me ... Eddie is where ?

[wwwmarcomixit]

Look at 20 best guitar intros watch?v=q-dA-1pkIzw&feature=yo­utu.be

[Freddykr00]

Comfortably numb!!!!!!!!!

Pink floyd do make the best solos :D

Nice list. Nice to see videos too and not just some images of the guitarists

[33charlieb]

Learn how to play some of the most popular rock riffs in 3 minutes by searching Robbie Croy 30 Songs in 3 Minutes! :)

[tJOOPjOO]

10 Jimi is good, but where will Eddie be in the list?

9 Joe is good, Eddie is awesome...

8 At least one of Eddie will be here...

7 Eddie is the man...

6 Vai is fast, will it be Eruption?

5 Randy rocks, Eddie is a legend...

4 He ended up in the top 3...

3 Still no Eddie, but impossible he forgot him...

2 He probably saved the best for last...

1 WHERE THE HELL IS EDDIE??!!!

[tJOOPjOO]

@lambchop4545

the guitarsolo in "big gun"by AC/DC

yw

=)

[tJOOPjOO]

@wspainy

Eddie van Halen is not only playing fast guitar, although he can play very fast (and that is for sure one of many talents that a guitarplayer can have)

He is also one of the most innovative guitarplayers that this world has seen so far (technic & sound) and there are not many who can immitate or equal his "feel" in his play. You should wish that you could play half as good as him.

Tip: check out the first album of Van Halen (a musthave for every serious guitarplayer and or musiclover)

[tJOOPjOO]

fall on your knees and beg Eddie van Halen for mercy!

[throzoniox]

you obviously do not know who van halen is.... Dumbass

[kh888ni]

In my opinion (heavy metal opinion). My top ten solos are: 1: Mr. Crowley / RANDY RHOADS 2: Fade To Black / Metallica 3: We're Stars / Hear N Aid 4: Freebird / Lynyrd Skynyrd 5: Crazy Train / Ozzy Osbourne 6: Evil Eye (live) / Yngwie Malmsteen 7: Dream Warrior / Dokken 8: Holy Diver / Dio 9: Rock You Like A Hurricane/ Scorpions 10: Under The Sun/ Black Sabbath 11: Sweet Child O' Mine / Guns N Roses 12: Master Of Puppets / Metallica 13: The Number Of The Beast / Iron Maiden

[creatorofworld]

Anyway, what about "Cliff's Of Dover"?

[creatorofworld]

I can play all of these, besides Iron Maiden, cause I fucking hate them,

So if these are the best solos, looks like I'm gawna be the next best guitarist.

[metalmonkey88]

@creatorofworld Great. Now try writing a solo of your own that's just as memorable... and I would love to see your versions of these solos you can play, because I doubt you're as spot on as you're making yourself out to be. Most people that can really play don't go around bragging about their skills.

[creatorofworld]

@metalmonkey88 So you've never heard someone say "I can play that song!"

Have you?

[metalmonkey88]

@creatorofworld Sure I have. But that's not all you said.

[XanaduFan98]

@creatorofworld That dont mean nothin

[HiddenRoom1974]

Think that i'd have included something off the southern harmony and musical companion by The Black Crowes, Or Two Princes by The Spin Doctors.

[patatemagic48]

stairway to heaven & comfortably numb

[greyzayne]

You had me until "free bird". Lost some cred after that

[newgrounds27]

@greyzayne Free Bird is an amazing solo. It may be very well known but that doesn't stop it from being an amazing solo.

[basketcase480]

@newgrounds27 Good? Yes.  Amazing? Not quite. Don't get me wrong, I love the song and the solo, but it's not something I'd consider "amazing."

[16jigsaw]

Randy Reyiz

[zigaretos]

Thumbs up for comfortably numb

[ritercristian]

well what can i say. you put jimi hendrix on the 10th place. you put the most fameos guitar player of all time on the 10th place. look man. satriani and iron maiden and steve vai don't deserv to be on this list. in fact if you just can't compare jimi hendrix with this guitar player. so your top 10 guitar solo is crap.

[robertjmessenger]

The lack of Tornado of Souls kills me

[labyonnette]

This should be listed as the WORST nine guitar solos. Only one is worth listening to the others are just noise. Gilmour for king

[rm2551]

Solo of Since I've Been Lovin' You (Live), and the intro for the '73 concert for that matter deserve mention IMHO. Custard Pie Solo definitely deserves a mention.

Guess thats cause I'm such a huge Zep fan.

[wsgut123]

how about the edge

[Brainfreeze56]

whats the song at 2:40, it sounds like hardcore 80s

[TatoCrtirrase]

were is tom morello??? D:

[maxi806]

Where is Brian may of queen?

[RiickJamesBiitch]

personal top 10's is all about taste, why dont u gays chill the fuck out

[moemk987]

thumbs up if you think metallica should be here!

[Jaeg1234]

@matuas290395 your retarded

[hguy19955]

wow, big shock that stairway to heaven is #1, not saying it's a bad song, i love it to death, but it seems that every time i find a video that says top 10 guitarists, solos, bands, or songs. led zeppelin, jimmy page, or stairway are always in the #1 place. like i said i love that song. but we should start making videos that don't have stairway as #1. let the audiance guess. i bet even all of you that are reading this always say when it gets to #1 you say "i bet it's stairway" and it is.

[alepuzzo]

David Gilmour <3

[TheScapgot]

no metallica ? wtf !!

[1aliceglass1]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[AleXXenocide]

Jimmi hendrix is such a SHITTY GUITAR PLAYER!!! idk why people like him

[magrones78]

@AleXXenocide Maybe...if you are DEAF and DUMB!

[redpantsrattler]

The song starry night, who is it by?

[awsomemct]

@redpantsrattler Joe Satriani

[MrDydsLad]

Shit quality on Stairway.. I think we can all agree it's the greatest solo ever though. Personally I think Free Bird should be no.2..

[OoompaaLooompaa]

white room is in the list!!!

[jones11117]

#10 is my #1. Great list though (not trashing the video)

[Loreleve]

Slash isn't good.. oh my god.. how can you say that?!?!?

[tehonlygod]

@babyblack98 No as i'm not gay...

[matyas250395]

Slash for really? he isnt good.

[666bcrichwarlock]

@matyas250395

like you're any fuckin better.

[ItsVenomzHD]

6:35 jesus, is that you :D?

[MrJoshuaReedBranch]

@govindfarted really? One word Guitar solos not whiney emo bitches.

[PeopleOrderOurPatti1]

Cortez the killer deserves to be somewhere on this list

[PeopleOrderOurPatti1]

Cortez the killer deserves to be somewhere on this list

[insidher]

I think you you should of put Comfortably numb 1 then stairway to heaven 2. You gave Comfortably numb 2 min video and 20sec for stairway to heaven

[dthompson7373]

Call the Press! People on youtube have different opinions regarding music and they express that in a rude manner!

[Abovethecloudsanu]

Hmm good list..but most could be listed as "Note Pushers"..other words..no matter what song They all sound the same.. but!! Van Halen , Hendrix, and Page.. At Least if it isnt perfect..It Rock The Way It's suppossed to Mean..after That U just get Replicas..playing Repetion..and as for get your own List..Dont be so sensitive Dudette...Everyone Is A Critic@!

[Dirtyboyz4life]

Guitargasm *.*

[SteelierRacoon]

the guy in the first one looks like hes boning the guitar more tthan playing it or thats his way of playing a guitar

[arsenal8461]

great guitar solos just look at slash just amazing

[gofuckloser]

solos that allow you to "feel the guitar" suck fucking balls, these songs are all great but there are far better. for a solo to be good, u must shred till ur fingers bleed, not do some shitty sounds that make u "feel good'

[alvinguitarman]

they're not really using alternate picking, and most of it is just the pedal effect

[alvinguitarman]

these r sooooo old, they're really good, but sooooo old

[zbrown987]

list is off how is eruption not on it...

[apprentice70]

what? american idiot? LOl wow...

[Jigsaw6677]

@apprentice70 Billie Joe writes amazing solo's :p it's just my opinion..

[apprentice70]

@Jigsaw6677 idk i dont' wanna argue or anything, but yeah those are old songs, but they are like the greatest of all time! I mean jeez...and theres so many more songs they could have put in this video including eruption, and even some yngwie malmsteen and that is just a totally different level than green day...IMO. But then again green day is a punk rock band. So their style is different...idk..man.

[Jigsaw6677]

@apprentice70 Yeh fair enough, I wasn't purposely trying to start a lame youtube argument xD was just my opinion :p

[apprentice70]

@Jigsaw6677 i know lol me neither..everyone has their opinion and like and dislike. Honestly anyone who can play guitar is good in my opinion because they have taken the time to learn...and that isn't easy for everyone :)

[Jigsaw6677]

@apprentice70 haha agreed :P

[greendaykicksass1101]

@Jigsaw6677 if your going to do anything by green day, then make it the judges daughter you dumb fuck

[Jigsaw6677]

@greendaykicksass1101 huh? what made you a miserable cunt? xD I never said anything to offend anybody..

[Jigsaw6677]

I know these are all old songs, but personally I think two of the best solo's ever are Green Day - American Idiot and Jimmy Eat World - The Middle (:

[Tharonja265]

@Jigsaw6677 American Idiot?.. are you serious..?

[Jigsaw6677]

@Tharonja265 What do you think? >.<

[rikmass]

no zakk,no eddie,and no rik,....definitely incomplete :)

[outofslumber]

I actually think "Since Ive been loving you" is a better solo than "stairway". Just my two pennies. And it was one take. The inclusion of gilmour and claptons solo were valid IMO, though with gilmour he has other great solos, equal if not better than "numb"

[CORNIGAMES]

sevenfold



[SgtMjrMc]

Am I the only one? Where the hell is EVH???

[iFail341]

i can play this... WITH MY DICK!!!

[MisterBlinkyTheGreat]

@evenwearsprada I remember when I used to overrate sevenfold like you. Without a doubt they kick ass, but try listening to metallica.

Also, through the fire and flames?! lol

[HiPPoKryPtiC]

@MisterBlinkyTheGreat Between The Buried And Me...they cover Blackened by Metallica too, and Queen and Pink Floyd and bands that have infuenced this awesome band to create what they do...you should try them " BTBAM best solos" hahaahahaha so good

[MisterBlinkyTheGreat]

@HiPPoKryPtiC Will do.

[evanwearsprada]

no afterlife, through the fire and flames

[tukanti]

check me out...( : watch?v=cjpIqiNI22k

[KillerFrosini]

da fuck? people actually play double neck guitars?