Some moments in music don't just play - they hit you somewhere deep and don't let go. A truly great guitar solo is like that.

The 21st century is still young but has already borne witness to some of the most spectacular lead guitar moments in the history of the instrument. Here, Total Guitar have whittled down the greatest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Guitarist playing onstage . Guitar solos – we love them. A great guitar solo can elevate a great song to the higher level. And ...

Here’s nine of the best and most memorable nu-metal guitar solos and leads, chosen by Tetrarch‘s Diamond Rowe. Now, nu-metal may not be regarded as the subgenre with the flashiest, most nimble and ...

There is a select group of guitar solos that have stood the test of time. They continually pop up in “best of” lists and have long captured the imagination of burgeoning guitarists. But the praise for ...

If there's one topic classic rock fans love to debate, it would probably be which guitarist is the "best" ever, and which licks and riffs are the most impressive. So it's no surprise that when Guitar ...

These solos, pulled from a decade of live performances, are a reminder that Vince Gill is one of the best guitarists ...

There aren’t enough guitar solos anymore. I mean, there are guitar solos still happening—in the metalspheres of the world, most explicitly—but rock and roll’s got a serious solo deficiency going on.

Jeff Beck, who died suddenly at the age of 78, was among the first and last of rock music’s epic guitar heroes. He played according to his own rules, with styles as unpredictable as the diverse genres ...

From Hendrix’s feedback to Tom Verlaine’s angular lines, these 15 iconic guitarists crafted unique tones, phrasing, and ...

It may surprise you, but in the year-end edition of Total Guitar magazine, Metallica's Kirk Hammett posits that much of the music-listening public likely forgets most songs' guitar solos. But Hammett ...

You've certainly heard a great guitar solo before, and if you're a fan of live music, you've probably seen your fair share as well. But we're betting not very many people have seen a rocking guitar ...