What is the best guitar solo ever and who did it?

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Jimi Hendrix - Star Spangled Banner

Stairway to Heaven-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page

Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

ANYTHING Jimi Hendrix. He is a GOD at guitar and he was way ahead of his times.

Comforably Numb (David Gilmore) or Sultans of Swing (Mark Knopfler)

jimi hendrix hands down

Brian May of Queen in 'HAMMER TO FALL'!

Ed Van Halen 'ERUPTION'!

Mark Knopfler 'SULTANS OF SWING'!

3 way tie!

Hendrix - Machine Gun - chilling!

KK Downing / Judas Priest - Sinner, live on "Unleashed in the east" Radical over the top at the edge rocking.

David Gilmore - various parts of DSOTM - like a sweet dreamy summer breese.

haha...it depends on what u like. My favorite is Eddie Van Halen's solo from "Beat It" (by michael jackson)

One and Master of Puppets by metallica

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anything by steve vai / joe satriani / yngwie malmsteen. they are amazing

This from Wikipedia:
Elliott Randall (born 1947) is an American guitarist, most known for being a session musician with popular artists. Randall has played the well-known guitar solos from Steely Dan's hit Reelin' in the Years and Fame (film). Legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page has said that Randall's solo on Reelin' in the Years is his favorite guitar solo of all-time [1]. The solo was ranked as the 40th best guitar solo of all-time by the readers of Guitar World magazine [2] and the 8th best guitar solo by Q4 Music [3].

Jimmy Page is right. This guy isn't well known, but it's a fine solo. Not quite the all time best, but some fine work.

I'm also a big Hendrix fan. His "Red House" solo smokes.

There's lots of good stuff by Stevie Ray Vaughn. The solo on "Texas Flood" comes to mind.

My current favorite is Derek Truck's solo on "Crow Jane" on his new disc "Songlines." It's short but oh so sweet.

Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) is also worth mentioning. "Tush" and "La Grange" are great.

Foghat's "Slowride" is worth mentioning.

I could think of 20 more easy if I tried.

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