Best Solo Not Played on a Bass

[Mud Flaps]

What do you think is the best solo not played on a bass?

I vote Herbie Hancock's rhodes piano solo on Chameleon.


Miles Davis' trumpet solo on Freddie Freeloader is also a very very good solo.

[pyrohr]

Lenny Pickett's solo on "knock yourself out" live from the live in living color album by tower of power! 10 to 15 minutes of sax 101, he shows you how it's done. You gotta hear it to believe it!

[Tyler Hole]

Kyle Gass' Heavy Metal Power Solo on the Tenacious D Complete Masterworks DVD.

[floydbass]

ERUPTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



In all seriousness I would say Comfortably Numb.

[Dan Molina]

comfortably numb

or

time

Dave Gilmour

[By-Tor]

For David Gilmour I would say the outro solo on "Pigs, Three Different Ones". That solo is one of David's best.

But Confortably Numb is great too.

[Eyescream]

It's a relatively simple solo by most of your standards, I'm sure, but the solo on Black Friday Rule by Flogging Molly is excellent. I usually track back on iTunes to hear it again when it runs through. I love the guy's guitar tone in it, it's ragged enough that it fits the context of the tune perfectly.

[seanm]

Triumph "Rock and Roll Machine" from Stages. Live albums rock

[Adam Barkley]

Orion

or

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

[Freaky Fender]

James Iha on Ebow-d guitar on The Smashing Pumpkins "Stand Inside Your Love." Every single time I hear that solo, it still gives me goosebumps.

[Benjamin Strange]

Just about anything by Jeff Beck is amazing, but his solo at the end of "It's a Miracle" by Roger Waters sends chills down my spine. It's amazing what you can do with 5 notes.

Phil DeGruy is an incredible jazz guitarist from New Orleans, who plays a 17 string monstrosity called a guitarp. Most of his work is solo stuff, and his songs sound like a bunch of solos brought together as a composition. It's mindblowing stuff. You can download some stuff at www.guitarp.com .

There's a great drum solo on one of Harry Connick Jr.'s recordings, where the band just stops, and the drummer just does an incredibly simple, yet grooving solo with nothing but the snare and the bass drum. I can't remember the name of the song, but I am just blown away by the perfectness of it.

[Sonorous]

I don't like solos that much. I'll think of one later.

[ironmaidenisgod]

Slash on Estranged.

I know many of you guys hate GN'R but this song rules!

[Mike Money]

I kinda like the guitar solo to enter sandman...



*hides*

[matt bass]

Mark Knopflers solo on Brothers in Arms.

I makes the hairs on the back on my neck stand up

[BassGod]

The piano solo in 'School' by SuperTramp
The guitar solo in 'One' by Metallica
'Classical Gas' by Mason Williams, if that counts

Peace,
Graeme

[Sonorous]

Originally Posted by BassGod

'Classical Gas' by Mason Williams, if that counts

Bah, that's simple. There's an 7th grader that can play it at my little brother's school. Played it for the talent show.

[Fo' Shizzle]

Accoustic guitar solo on Lionel Richie's "Hello"



When you calm down and get your breath from laughing, give it a listen. I would then appreciate a public apology.........

[Ducksual]

The guitar solos in Hocus Pocus

So wrong, but they work. Especially the first solo in the US single version.

[Smokey]

Mark Knopfler's final solo on "Sultans of Swing" This guy played with his fingers, people.