Voodoo Child (Slight Return) guitar solo
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, 1984, from Couldn't Stand the Weather. Solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
His Hendrix tribute matches the original's fury while stamping his own heavy-gauge attack on every wah-soaked phrase. Few covers of Hendrix have been as celebrated.
Voodoo Child (Slight Return) by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble is ranked #529 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Stevie Ray Vaughan and the song was released in 1984.
In our lists
- The Best Stevie Ray Vaughan Guitar Solos — #2
- Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1984 — #20
- The Greatest Wah Pedal Solos — #11
Sources
Who played the guitar solo on Voodoo Child (Slight Return)?
Stevie Ray Vaughan played the solo on Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's Voodoo Child (Slight Return) (1984).
What guitar was used on the Voodoo Child (Slight Return) solo?
A fender stratocaster ("number one"), according to widely reported accounts.
Where does Voodoo Child (Slight Return) rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#529 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.