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    THE GREAT BIG SOLO SCIENCE EXPERIMENT

    Jan 15, 2021 4 minutes
    Words:Milton Mermikides

    You’ve seen our poll results. You’ve heard from our winning guitarist. But what can we learn from these iconic solos? Well, here at TG Laboratories we’ve donned our white coats and set about poking, prodding and analysing 20 of ’em under our musicological microscope in search of some common essence, a musical DNA which links them all and makes them so engaging. Is there some secret formula, a foolproof blueprint to replicate the success of these giants of rock? And if so, can our findings tell us all how to write our own ‘new classic’ solo? Read on as we find out…

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