Reply to: Songs or guitar parts that wish you were the guy (or gal) that played that...

[Scary]

Any of the ridiculous metal solos of Carcass.

That solo bit from The Final Countdown.

[wurzel]

Just about anything by Carlos Santana

WHS.

Also, anything by Zappa, but in particular Yo Mama

[Hawkeye]

Other than that, it has to be the lead guitar by Neil Young on 'Like a Hurricane'

I love that song although it does make me cry for some reason.

Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix and probably anything by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

[Menelaus]

Just about anything by Carlos Santana

Failing which, Layla by Eric Clapton (an oldie but still a goodie)

[Lockhouse]

Anything by Brian Setzer

[Churchill]

The guy who played the opening riff to Roy Orbisons "Pretty Woman".

Anything that James Burton played for Elvis Presley - at least I could've met Elvis then!

[BoredBloke]

I'd settle for being able to play anything Gilmour has done. I quite like some of Gary Moores stuff also although I've not listened for a while. I had the 12 inch single of Still In Love With You by Thin Lizzy when I was doing my O levels. That and Wish You Were Here were what I listened to while revising.

[BlasterBates]

A Bert Weedon guitar hit.

[wobbegong]

Anything by Herman Li.

[NotAllThere]

Quite a number of Gilmour's solos.

[norrahe]

Any of the basslines on the Pixies "Doolittle".

Kim Deal was my heroine when I was younger.

[al_cam]

Or, I am The Resurrection. Stone Roses, outro again...

The solo on that track is also completely amazing.

But the one that always gets me is Lindsay Buckingham's playing on the acoustic version of Fleetwood Mac's Big Love.

[AlfredJPruffock]

For starters - Jimi Hendrix House Burning Down - for those whom are acquainted with this remarkable compostition - naturaaly for THAT intro - you would be playing not one - but two Strats simulatenousely on stage as you blast the crowd away.

Then from The Spiders of Mars - Mick Ronsons solo on Boiwies Moonage DayDream - where the s0lo just gets higher and higher and higher ...

Then theres the loudest E Major in the business - Pete Townsends crashing crescendo to Wont Get Fooled again
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Last - but by nio means least - Mr Frank Zappa with his blistering Mother of all Guitar Solos on Zombie Woof from the album Overnight Sensation - perhaps the ulitmate of all guitar solos.

[blacksheep]

Lots of solos that Stevie Ray Vaughan played

[Stan.goodvibes]

The guy who did the guitar solo on Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street.

Um, John Bonhams drumming on Stairway to Heaven Live

Dave Gilmour just about any song on Delicate Sound of Thunder Live, but particularly the 7 minute solo on 'On The Turning Away'

Slash'es solo at the end of Paradise City Live

Eddie Van Halens solo in Hot For Teacher

That should do for starters