I have heard a few new songs with a solo in them. I hope it is coming back, I miss the days of new Rock/Metal songs without solos.

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RK

2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

I haven't heard a decent solo out of any new artists. The only solos I've heard lately have come from bands from back in the day who are releasing new music, which is a good thing

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"I won't be a rock star. I will be a legend."

-Freddie Mercury

have to agree that guitar solo's were always here depending on what style of music. the newer styles don't use them because the new artists aren't musicians, not criticizing, just that a lot of it sounds like wannabe preachers or wannabe actors trying to imitate musicians.

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

Straycat- have you listened to "Death Magnetic"? I reckon its the best album to date-

I think the biggest mistake a band can do is think their music is outdated as far as guitar is concerned. The issue with metallica, is that if they just made albums like they allways have done (Kill, Ride, Master, Justice) they would have done good. As soon as the Black Album came out, they inherited a new breed of fan that thought "LOAD" was utter garbage. (which it was)

Take AC/DC for example- they have never strayed from the core rock and roll intro-verse-chorus-solo-verse-outro and they have soloed all through it right up to date. They've stayed true to the music they make and thats really whats been missing all this time. They have many fans that span many generations now.

Red Hot Chillis are an example of a band that have tried to adapt-, and have done succesfully. The issue is, the bass player and the guitarist are allways in arguements about guitar over bass solos and stuff... and it will be the end of them I must say.

I guess if bands just stay true to what they play- it really doesnt matter whether or not a solo is there or not.

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In my world, it never left.

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