Coming up with a Big 4 of Jimi Hendrix solos alone is a task unto itself, but this closing track from Electric Ladyland, the ...

This is one of Vince Gill’s most well-known (and impressive) guitar solos. You know you’ve made it when Brent Mason is your backup guitarist! This particular solo is smooth as all heck, and the tone ...

All hail the guitar solo — one of the most indestructibly great art forms in all of modern music. There’s nothing quite like ...

There's a specific kind of silence that falls in a room when a guitar solo lands exactly right. Conversations stop, heads turn, and for a few seconds the whole world seems to shrink down to a single ...

This wouldn’t be a list of sick Carlos Santana solos without mentioning his hit song with Rob Thomas, “Smooth”. Some might find this song tacky, considering it came out during the 1990s era of ...

Yacht rock first set sail over 50 years ago, but the sound just keeps getting bigger and bigger. This particular kind of soft rock — paired best with a piña colada and a pool chair — peaked in the ...

There's a particular kind of silence that follows a great guitar solo. Not the silence of an ending, but the silence of a listener trying to process something that moved faster than words. Some solos ...

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is arguably the most important player in the history of heavy metal. His awesomely heavy riffs served as the basic blueprint for subsequent bands, and of course, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...