Gibson.com’s Top 50 Guitar Solos: Full List, Readers Poll Revealed

Gibson ^ | September 24, 2010

[ConservativeStatement]

With today’s announcement of the Top 10 Guitar Solos of All Time, another Gibson.com Top 50 list is in the books. Below, check out the full rundown of all 50 solos that made the list. (You can get more information on each of the entries here: #50-41, #40-31, #30-21, #20-11 and #10-1.)

Plus, take a look at the readers poll and the guitarists who scored multiple entries further down the page.

[sonic109]

True..It insane to talk about the “best” solo or anything else in music. It’s all dependent of what’s beong SAID by the guitarist and the emotion in back of it. TOTALLY SUBJECTIVE on many levels.

[ought-six]

You and I agree on practically nothing, but “The Dutchman” by Steve Goodman is a phenomenal song. I saw him in Santa Rosa, CA in 1976. The guy was great.

[D Rider]

Dick Dale? You mean the guy that invented ear-splitting guitar? I hear Ya.

[Joe 6-pack]

Nigel Tufnel (Spinal Tap) - Stonehenge

[sonic109]

If you never heard Blue Sjy then what the heck do you know about Duane’s playing ? What did ya her one song someplace/

[BuddaBudd]

Rock N Roll Machine
Magician’s Birthday

[Vince Ferrer]

This is somebody’s list, alright. Except for a few selections, it sure as hell ain’t mine.

This seems like the top 50 of the top 40 radio. I'm no connoisseur of guitar, but Stevie Ray Vaughn at #20? Almost any of his albums contains an instrumental song that could be higher on this list.

No B.B. King at all?

No Brian Setzer?

[TomServo]

HE was stupid sloppy with a slide. Lighting my dogs ass on fire sounded better..You want slide guitar? Try Rod Price.

[ought-six]

“Eric Clapton Classical Gas.”

I’ve never heard Eric Clapton do “Classical Gas.” Mason Williams, yes; but not Clapton. Was it on an album?

[D Rider]

"Robin Trower....Bridge of Sighs"

Pretty much the entire album.

[ought-six]

“Dave Mason ONLY plays acoustic guitar Watch Tower.”

Uh, no he doesn’t. He plays electric on the album I have.

[Army Air Corps]

Agreed. Hell, the produced a lot of good guitar solos. When I need to clear my head, I play some Ramble On or Misty Mountain Hop.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Brian Eno--The Album is Warm Jets and the song is Baby's On Fire. Searing guitar solo from an unexpected source.

Robert Fripp.

[dfwgator]

Eric Johnson - Zap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtRk1YSpcKU&feature=related

[sonic109]

Tony Iommi ??/ Now there;s a guy who really blows on guitar.

[Grizzled Bear]

During a previous ping, a couple of people on the list said they didn’t get it. I guess there’s a limit of how many recipients you may include in a single ping. I’ll be sure to ping the list in two halves.

[Invincibly Ignorant]

Sultans of swing number 20?

My list

1. Sultans

2. Comfortably Numb

[D Rider]

No Santana or Jeff Beck? - Worthless list.

[sonic109]

It’s not him soloing my friend it’s Jimi.

[outofstyle]

Thank You. If anyone needed any further proof that God exists, they need to watch that video. That talent is a gift.