Staff Picks: Editors' Favorite Solos
Lord knows we've done enough lists of best and worst guitar solos in Guitar World magazine over the years, but rarely do the editors -- not to mention the art, music and multimedia staffers -- get the chance to weigh in with their personal favorites. With that in mind, we asked various key members of the Guitar World staff to list their five favorite guitar solos of all time. Just click on anyone in the list to see their picks. And now that we've shown you ours, it's time to show us yours. Use the comment entry form below to give us your list! Brad Tolinski (Editor In Chief)
Bennett Shapiro (Online Creative Director)
Richard Bienstock (Tabs.GuitarWorld.com Editor)
Jimmy Hubbard (Photo Director)
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Alan di Perna (Associate Editor)
Andy Aledort (Associate Editor)
Jimmy Brown (Senior Music Editor)
Matt Scharfglass (Music Editor)
Chris Gill (Contributing Writer)
Jeff Perrin (Senior Transcriber)
Tom Beaujour (Revolver magazine Editor In Chief)
Mark Nunez (Associate Video Producer)
Kory Grow (Contributing Writer)
Joe Bosso (Contributing Writer)
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