I have absolutely no argument with this
The one from Hotel California gets a lot of shouts, but to my mind Slash does a better job on his own than two Eagles ever managed.

I have fond memories of that solo from when I was playing guitar myself. I'd obsessively practiced the whole song for weeks and was thoroughly enjoying playing it. Then I got to the solo and called in some (much more experienced) help to decode it. We got up to a certain point - I think you know where I mean - and he said "no chance mate. Come back in ten years".

Respect.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 13:59, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

sounds familiar
I kind of gave up learning other peoples solos years ago (unless they are easy). Part of it is getting the right guitar sound for a start, particularly with someone like Slash or Kirk Hammett, which are the sort of ones I'd have been learning.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 14:12, Reply)

I was never anywhere near your level
I was just happy to pluck away at my £100 guitar without an amp or effects pedals. As such, my pitiful imitation of the start of the Sweet Child solo sounded awesome to me, and I was gutted to learn that the rest of it was inexlicably far beyond my capabilites.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 14:16, Reply)

I honestly have no idea how good I am
I'm pretty good at some stuff, but not so good at others. I can't help but compare myself to metal guitarists I know and think I don't stack up that well.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 14:18, Reply)

Harsh comparison
That's like me watching the professionals on Strictly and berating myself for not being as good as someone the same age as me who started learning 20 years earlier
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 14:24, Reply)

naa, I mean guys I actually know
my style is totally different admittedly (i.e. lazy) and I've come to terms with not being able to play really fucking fast.

I only use one scale really, except on odd occasions.

I'm talking myself down here...I have a really good ear and can pick stuff up annoyingly fast.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 14:32, Reply)

You sound like exactly the sort of guitarist I wanted to be when I was 17
It took me fucking forever to pick things up and that was the measure by which I gauged my own ability. I had fast fingers but no muscle memory so spent a lot of time going over things you'd probably take for granted. Didn't help that I was listening to a lot of Megadeth and Pantera at the time.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 14:36, Reply)

my style is a bit too laid back for metal really
probably prog blues-rock is how you'd want to describe it.

I'm happy with that.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 14:44, Reply)

I don't know what any of those words mean
*grows mullet, rocks out*
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 14:45, Reply)

haha
I do like rocking out though.

Do you know Clutch? That's the stuff I like to play best really.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 14:46, Reply)

I do indeed
Not really my thing, quite like them in short bursts though
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 14:55, Reply)

some of their albums are a bit hit and miss
the last one was a bit shit unfortunately.

The best thing about b3ta is that it introduced me to Clutch and Bigelf
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 13 Apr 2011, 15:09, Reply)