Slow melodic solos to start with

hollywoodrox

Blaze of glory - Bon jovi  this requires the low E tuned to D 
  Living on a prayer - Bon jovi 
  Hysteria - Def leppard 
  Love bites -Def leppard
  photograph - Def leppard 

Rocker

hollywoodrox said:

Nitefly said:

hollywoodrox said:

Joan jett and the blackhearts - I love rock n roll 
  The cult - lil devil 
   Highway to hell 
   Hotel California 
   Tequila sunrise -also Eagles 
   Smoke on the water 
 

Good shout for Tequila Sunrise, @hollywoodrox -  also it's good for practising double-stops.

It really is  , and it has a very pleasing sound 

Yes, I too love playing Tequila Sunrise but I hear and play it in thirds.  Maybe I have it all wrong .........

hollywoodrox

Rocker said:

hollywoodrox said:

Nitefly said:

hollywoodrox said:

Joan jett and the blackhearts - I love rock n roll 
  The cult - lil devil 
   Highway to hell 
   Hotel California 
   Tequila sunrise -also Eagles 
   Smoke on the water 
 

Good shout for Tequila Sunrise, @hollywoodrox -  also it's good for practising double-stops.

It really is  , and it has a very pleasing sound 

Yes, I too love playing Tequila Sunrise but I hear and play it in thirds.  Maybe I have it all wrong .........

If it sounds good it is , can’t remember but it has a lot of double stops some of which will no doubt be thirds 

HAL9000

Going Home - Mark Knopfler

Gassage

Another Brick is one of the best constructed solos you'll ever learn. But it's all about space, timing and bending.

Greatape

Tangential suggestion (as an addition to everything stated thus far). Nursery rhymes and Christmas carols. They are simple, strongly melodic, using intervals that come up time and time again in music. Really good for ear training, etc.  

Jonathangus

Brothers in Arms - Dire Straits.  Apart from the lengthy outro solo, most of the song consists of short, self-contained fills which you can work on in isolation.  Good to practise your string bending.

And it would be remiss of me not to suggest Apache by the Shadows.  

BigPaulie

Something - The Beatles

No woman no cry - Bob Marley (solo by Al Anderson)

Blind man - Deep Purple