Mike Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 Sometimes I really like to listen to acoustic guitar solo's. :guitar: There is plenty of them, I think my favorite is Little Martha by Duane Allman (The Allman Brothers). Do you have a favorite? ...share it with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 my favorite acoustic guitar solo is easily the one in the middle of the Eagle's Hotel California when they did it for Mtv, it totally rocks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted November 10, 2003 Report Share Posted November 10, 2003 there's a good one in wonderboy, its a bit short though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Jayson_ Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Yngwie Malmsteen plays some awesome acoustic guitar solos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamuril1024 Posted March 5, 2004 Report Share Posted March 5, 2004 THE WHOLE NIRVANA UNPLUGGED ALBUM IS THE BEST EVER :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billion baby Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Joe Satriani :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 Classical Gas by Mason Williams. Another favorite acoustic guitar solo would have to be the intro to Warrant's Uncle Tom's Cabin. Needle and the Damage Done by Neil Young is also a great one and I'll not forget the great 12 string sound of Hotel California by Joe Walsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted May 9, 2004 Report Share Posted May 9, 2004 Al DiMeola's 1st solo album (Elegant Gypsy) back in '76 featured an acoustic duet of a little flamenco diddy with guitarist Paco de Lucia called 'Mediterranean Sundance' They put Al on the left speaker and Paco on the right speaker, and they had dueling guitars flamenco style...for 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TelecasterKid Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Interesting topic starter! I'll add some of my favs thru the years...not necessarily in order: Black Queen: S.Stills To My Friend: Leslie West Vaseline Machine Gun: Leo Kottke Classical Gas Bad Weather: Poco (I'm a sucker for 12-strings, OK?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jippers Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 I cannot agree with Nirvana Unplugged as being a worthy acoustic guitar album. The guitar playing is so sloppy it is unbearable. I cringe when Kurt hits the wrong note in the final solo of "The Man Who Sold The World" - it's almost a criminal act of desecration of a Bowie masterpiece. However, acoustic guitar solos - anything played on a Jim Croce record. His lead guitarist (the guy who died with him in the plane crash) is awesome and plays some of the tastiest lead lines ever. One very underrated solo I think is the solo in Rod Stewarts "I Was Only Joking". In the full length album version, it has two solos one after the other - one acoustic, one electric and they are both so beautiful it hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Jayson_ Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 "Wish You Were Here" has a nice acoustic sound to it. :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 I must give an honorable mention to Esteban, whom I consider a master of the spanish guitar. If anyone likes the timeless sound of classical strings then his Flamenco Y Rosas CD will surely be the one set on repeat, time and time again. Jippers, I agree, with all of your post. A rarity for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jippers Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 They put Al on the left speaker and Paco on the right speaker, and they had dueling guitars flamenco style...for 5 minutes. I have a Paco De Lucia record called Entre Dos Aguas. It is as mindblowing as it is beautiful and sensual. I think my son was concieved with that album as the soundtrack.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeeterMcgee Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Mike, and all of you posting: You've hit a chord here, and I think that Muzik hit it on the nailhead; (sort of speak) with the Classical Gas. Can you play it StratoCaster dude? I'll have to work on that one with my Simon & Patrick! Do you think that it could be done electrically? Fender or Gibson? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 IMO, acoustic is best for spanish style, with steel strings. I believe it's a timeless sound where electricity is not needed and takes away rather than enhances. Back to Classical Gas; Eric Clapton also does a very mean version. IMO it's a VERY hard song to play...correctly. Fender or Gibson? Why both, of course! But, if I had to choose between a Strat or a Les Paul I'd feel sad waving bye to the Strat. But, a musician will usually have both as each has it's own distinctive sound, especially on the leads. I've always loved the Les Paul body, the feel and the thick, full sound. Sometimes, changing to a Strat, I feel that I have to hold it tight as it might fly away. It's so noticeably lighter than the Les Paul. I call it Les Wood. Although, many choose it over the Gibson because it is lighter. But, when I put both guitars side by side the Gibson outshines the Strat every time...in my eyes and ears. Now as amps go, there is only one IMO...Marshall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesboy Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 Here's a couple of acoustic guitarists... Leo Kottke - live '73... anybody know the guitar tunings on this album? Thanks Norman Blake - He keeps talking on this album about how sweet sounding his 1934 Martin guitar is... Fingerpickin' music is a close cousin to Bluegrass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindy17838 Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 I like the intro to the song "Little Guitars" by Van Halen on Diver Down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Jayson_ Posted May 10, 2004 Report Share Posted May 10, 2004 I dont like how the Les Paul body fits. The Strat just fits snugly, plus I can never find a good spot to rest my hand on the Les Paul. But soundwise both have very distinctive sounds. If I had to choose, I would take em' both. :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jippers Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 I'm a Les Paul player. I always found that my strumming style causes my right hand to collide with the volume controls on a Strat, and I hate tremolo bars, but I love the sound of a nice Strat though. I actually find that the Les has a more versatile sound though. As it is my only working electric guitar, I used it when I recorded my surf soundtrack and I actually had people thinking it was a Strat! While on the same song I added some crunchy, clean tone power chords with the same guitar. It's great to have the variety of sounds to play with. Now, as far as acoustic solos go, I love the guitar outros on both "Peace Train" by Cat Stevens and "The Boxer" by Simon and Garfunkel. It's a real shame that DJs talk over that part when they play those songs on the radio - some people have no respect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Only thing I dislike worse than a DJ talking over a song is not mentioning the name or artist of the song they just played. Lots of new songs that I really like but the damned DJs never divulge unless I already know the darn artist/title. I get tired of calling the radio station and humming the song, I'm sure they do too but do they learn? Oh, Nancy Wilson's intro to Crazy on You is another great acoustic solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Jayson_ Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Ive always found it hard to sweep/alternate pick on a Les Paul. And Its hard to get that heavy sound out of a Strat(no humbuckers). :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatleant Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 Pete Townshend's acoustic solo on "Who Are You" should be mentioned. Also, Paul McCartney really lets it rip on "Goodnight Tonight." :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCyberdemon Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 One band. These two fat guys rock the acoustic like no ones business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 Cyberdemon, ROCK ON! :guitar: Tenacious Peaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted May 24, 2004 Report Share Posted May 24, 2004 I knew that would stir Tenacious P. The funny thing is Peachy, when I first saw your avatar I thought it was a lousy Elvis impersonator. But then I saw your SN and it clicked. Edit- OK, with the new avatar addition, Peachy, my above statements will surely confuse newcomers. (lol) Edit II- Holy cow, by the time I edited the first time another addition has been made. I haven't seen so many changes since a Cher performance. (lmao) Oh, cyberdemon, I like the new sig. It's amazing how with just a few close friends and a tiny budget that Romero made what I consider the best zombie movie of all time. Filming it in black and white was genius too. I mean, look at your sig, it looks just as I'd imagine if it were to ever happen. It looks real. I'm thinking how hilarious it would have been if Tenacious D had of photoshopped their black and white picture on the cover you posted into the shot of your current sig. My thought is it would have fit like a heinie on a pot! The other sig, Christopher Walken, was that from The Prophecy? That sig was one that I wasn't crazy about seeing all the time. :: Whoops, got off topic but didn't forget: The intro to Yes' Roundabout, while not all that hard to play, has it's rightful place in this thread. The same goes for the intro to Led Zeppelin's Over the Hills and Far Away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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