What are your favourite Franka Zappa solos?

RustyShackleford

He doesn't get enough recognition as a guitar player IMO. You never hear him mentioned in the pantheon of guitar gods, but I reckon he's definitely up there.

I will now dump a bunch of his best guitar work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nojSrotOZZM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfHT-T6R6WY 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwCv4p1veAI 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3cu8sDa90Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VInuvlshJ4M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAGVQM6IAKk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPJ1ybWo09s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duUiebf1PqM 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7I6zOE7szY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhe7XCYGY_g  

 

guitarmangler

The solo from ‘the evil prince’ off of ‘you can’t can’t do that on stage volume 4’ is my all time fav. 

trolley

There's a live version of 'Willie the Pimp' with a solo that builds and yet, as far as I can hear, never repeats the same phrase - for 5-10 minutes! It's very impressive

Philtre

All of them. Lydian mode FTW.

Keefy

Watermelon In Easter Hay - having it played at my funeral.

axisus

I love this solo that Frank did for Grand Funk Railroad. He produced their mid 70s Good singin' good playin' album, and plays a ripping solo on this instrumental from 1min to 2 mins. Frank takes the first solo then Mark Farner does the second.

Funkfingers

Can't narrow down to just one.

Redlester

That solo on Muffin Man. The live vid is the one where IIRC he’s he’s rocking a SG. It’s late 70s. Not only is it a great solo but part way through he picks up a bog roll that someone had thrown on stage, and chucks it back into the crowd. It sails off, trailing a few sheets behind it…