Boston - Hitch a Ride (solo cover)

The guitar 1 part of the solo. Thanks for watching!

[@guyparris4871]

There are few who will understand the significance of this short clip of one of the best songs in history.

[@HHHAAA111222]

I get it. Well done!

[@scotthailey1556]

100% AGREE

[@mattodekirk8627]

The fact that this is actually two separate leads on separate guitars and he's doing it all says it all!!💯😎

[@davidmanzo9981]

I get it too, if one note was off, I would have noticed.

[@RanterInShades]

One of the most perfect and beautiful solos ever written

[@NUKE-W.E.F.]

I'm with you on this one my friend. It never gets old.

[@troyhenjamin1144]

You aint lying. Very well put together double lead

[@bmelvin1234]

RanterInShades It’s a tossup for me between this and the stairway to heaven.

[@trailwindz7833]

For when the casket is being loaded into the hearse...

[@kevinkarg4464]

That guitar solo lights up my ears like it's the 4th of July!

[@chestercromwell]

always sends a shiver down my spine. one of the best solos ever.

[@ZenDriveSeven]

Glen Page Thanks Glen! Please feel free to check out Lexington Lab band playing Foreplay/ Longtime. I am the one playing the blue Paul Reed Smith. And stay tuned for a Hitch a Ride coming up soon.

[@edwoll]

It should always be mentioned as among one of the best guitar solos in rock history.

[@starman69]

Agreed

[@scottlussier1002]

Absolutely. And the tone shift between phrases is soooo tasty.

[@DrMcFly28]

Criminally underrated solo. I wonder if Scholtz's decision to overlay two guitars has something to do with it (since it's not a true "solo" anymore).

[@ZenDriveSeven]

+McFly Hey McFly...If I'm not mistaken, I think Barry actually came up with the basic structure of the solo. And like most Boston "solos" there are usually harmonies involved. I'm sure Tom added his magic touch somewhere in the process.

[@My1969chevelle]

+ZenDriveSeven totally agree! Great cover and great playing. Thanks for posting!

[@FatherOMalley]

ya there is an early version of Barry doing this solo on the internet somewhere. Apparently a decent amount of the original Boston solos were re-worked from barry's original versions.

[@gmlasam]

@McFly....Scholz?? I believe Barry did this solo, give credit where its due...look at this video... kzbin.info/www/bejne/onawmGNphLiBgcUm26s

[@NUKE-W.E.F.]

Interesting analysis, i would agree though that it is criminally underrated.

[@scottgregory2874]

I’m pretty sure Tom S was a genius! MIT, designed and built his own recording equipment oh and wrote every song Boston has! Wow

[@scottgregory2874]

Not to mention he plays all of the instruments like he invented them too

[@ZenDriveSeven]

Scott Gregory To this day I’m still blown away at the amazing talent and genius of Tom Scholz. Hard to wrap my head around that the first Boston album was done mostly by him in a basement.

[@scottgregory2874]

ZenDriveSeven yep

[@joejones9520]

yes, why is he never mentioned when the great guitar heroes are mentioned? pretty sure he could outplay all of them too.

[@faceman2556]

The guy was a musical mastermind

[@ZenDriveSeven]

Thanks! I've been messing around with this solo since I was a kid right after the album came out, but finally decided to sit down and learn it "correctly" a few weeks before I shot this video. It's not spot on, but close enough. Tips would be to make all your bends precise and pay attention to your vibrato as well. Both will help you capture the essence of this solo. Lastly try to keep it clean by only letting the notes you want to ring out. Hope that helped a little, and thanks again!

[@ericmorisky4122]

Destiny wrote that song, as the guitar solo perfectly fits the lyrics, thanks

[@samuelallen1402]

Better than I can do man. Great job.

[@garythomas4431]

Very nicely executed. Timeless solo from one of the best albums every released. Thanks for the effort, and thanks for sharing .

[@starman69]

Well fucking done sir!!!

[@marcelhaik8035]

That was awesome!

[@flukyreview9128]

Masterpiece and you did justice to this timeless solo.

[@seanwingate5734]

My favorite solo of all time. melodic and perfect. Takes me to another place.

[@mostly_baseball]

one of the most underrated solos in history, and one of my favorites

[@major9991]

Outstanding! precise and cleanly performed. Thanks for covering this great solo!

[@TheRagingZen]

Beautiful solo played brilliantly!

[@erichsh58]

One my favorite parts from my favorite album and you nailed it. Reminds me of my '66 VW Beetle blasting Boston through four Jensen 6x9 triaxials, two Craig power amps, and a Pioneer under-dash supertuner.

[@zachhartwell]

wow Tom, the precision of your playing is phenomenal! This is how a cover should be done, no sliding into notes, every bend is exactly on the note it's supposed to be. Your playing is an inspiration. Great job!!!

[@kimsullivan5576]

Thank you for proving that classic music still speaks. Peace!

[@ziadbassaj7761]

Bro that was extremely tasty. The most delicious 1m 30s i’ve spent on the web. And Thank you for all the time u put into this solo to make it perfect.

[@jayzeager]

One of the best and most underrated solos of all time and you nailed it! Great job!

[@clintdufour8371]

Thumbs up man. That was music to my poor old ears. Awesome song that brings back lots of fond memories.

[@edfederoff2679]

What a great job! I liked all the subtle little differences between you and Tom Scholes' version - Your attack and vibratos are spot-on - triplets and position shifts smooth and precise - I personally like to really emphasize the bend releases on this one - but you make it sound great even without doing those so much. One of my all-time favorites - to listen to and play. Thank you!

[@douglasmijangos3327]

I watched this video every morning for half a year .. it made my life and days so much better ❤️ thank you

[@ZenDriveSeven]

Douglas Mijangos Very much appreciated, Douglas! Comments like that make my day! Be well my friend!

[@Androyster]

I saw Boston Play in the late 70's. Sounds just like I remembered them. Nice solo.

[@KP11520]

The Guitar Leprechaun...... There's always MAGIC in your playing and the rainbow that leads to the pot of gold ends in your lap wherever and whenever you are playing your guitars. That LP surpasses your Gold standard. Just Superb!!!!

[@TheCream14]

Outstanding job! One of the great classic rock solo's and you nailed it. Thanks for sharing.

[@milkmenJC]

excellent!!! fantastic playing and wonderful song. nice choice my friend

[@TheImpalasupersport]

Simply beautiful!!!

[@davebasch5995]

such an emotional solo...great job here

[@DennisBlankshine]

ZDS, I never get tired of your GREAT work, not just your sound, but you style is poetry in motion, smooth, clean and uncomplicated. After having done a few of your lessons on VB I have come away more inspired then I ever was. I was sad when you lost everything, but I look forward to these tasties you put out. THANKS!!!

[@Jimmy-The-Clam]

Nailed it! You captured all the feeling and vibe in that solo.

[@dkshotwell]

justice done to one of the all time great solos

[@scotthailey1556]

That was outstanding

[@11BravoGrunt]

Very pretty, A rock song with a very pretty solo. Bravo ,Well done.

[@williamb3323]

Awesome, great job I see it was posted 8 years ago. Hope you are still at it.

[@thebeastlacey]

Terrific work! Thank you for sharing your gift!

[@fociz]

Yknow, you may not have it perfect, but your phrasing is right on, and gdamn you're clipping it right enough. Ty for the heads up on the pure GENIUS guitar solo. i love this piece of work by a genius musician. It is by far one of the most amazing pieces of guitar work i can recall, ty.

[@lewstone1934]

I can listen to this all day.... takes me back to that hot summer of ''76. Ace Playing.

[@RQCK0N]

Found you after Rick Beato featured Hitch a Ride on a recent podcast. Fantastic playing and sound.

[@sassypants7581]

Dang dude, sounded so good it made me wanna cry :)

[@ZenDriveSeven]

SassyPants Many thanks! Recorded a few years ago. I play it a bit differently now. Appreciate the comment!

[@martinkrajcovic7430]

@@ZenDriveSeven Would you do it again anew? It would be amazing.

[@ZenDriveSeven]

@@martinkrajcovic7430 I did play this song with Lexington Lab Band on KZbin if you want to check it out. I was playing a black les Paul. The newer version is a bit more accurate. Hope you enjoy and thanks again.

[@martinkrajcovic7430]

@@ZenDriveSeven I will definitely check it out. Cheers, mate!

[@martinkrajcovic7430]

@ZenDriveSeven I just cannot believe how accurately you can play it. This solo is extremely hard to get in almost the same manner. A great job!

[@FabulousDisaster1988]

❤ awesome, watching this made me realize I got my work cut out for me. I'm trying to wrap my head around the key signatures.

[@beachem1]

Nailed it. How you got the sound and tone right is another miracle. Outstanding 🎸🎸🎸

[@jcwaia]

This is by far the best guitar cover video I've ever seen on youtube!! AWESOME JOB!!!!

[@MrPetepuma00]

Outstanding!!! Standing ovation!!! You rock!

[@MetaLRehab]

Smooth...right on bro...one of the greatest bands...if not the greatest

[@charliejohnson7703]

That is some incredible guitar playing! Thanks for this inspiration.

[@ZenDriveSeven]

Charlie Johnson Very much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed it. I also played this song recently with the Lexington Lab Band. Such an amazing group of musicians, and all wonderful people. It's now up on KZbin on the Tonedr channel :)

[@phillebeau]

amazing tone my friend and very good playing!!!!! you truly did a good job at recreating the spirit of this epic solo

[@AJohnsonJr]

The 14 people who gave this a thumbs down enjoy watching ferrets eat their own poop.

[@peterwinters8587]

thumbdowners probably eat their own poop

[@kissfanman]

He nailed it! Don't see how anyone could not like it!

[@shellscale]

There's always those guys. I think they look up every cover and put a thumbs down.

[@tenyearsgone09]

My favorite solo of. all. time. You nailed it! Rock on!

[@goldroad7]

I'm still not over the loss of your other vid's. Nice job on this and thanks.

[@VictorEMusique]

This is one of my top 3 guitar solos of all time - (hendrix all along the watchtower and the knack my sharona are the other two - yes I'm a freak) I got goosebumps listening to this - well done brother!

[@ZenDriveSeven]

Victor Levy Many thanks! And great choices on your faves!...I would also like to throw in any solo by Elliot Easton from the Cars :)

[@benjammin9923]

Victor Levy no ur not man great taste

[@lovetogolf4184]

ZenDriveSeven the guitar player from the cars is amazing as well, tasty solos man!

[@joemurphy6849]

Victor Levy I like your list! But it's my #1 ENDING guitar solo of all time :)

[@Siskiyouoffroad]

+Victor Levy Check out the guitar solo from Xanadu by Rush, it's pretty killer. I think Hitch a Ride is my second place...

[@wisconsinsculler]

Wow. You nailed it. Very talented.

[@scotthailey1556]

You are very talented. Thank you for making this video

[@toddk1479]

Awesome job. My favorite solo.

[@clementeandgarcia8331]

Fantastic guitar work

[@2009WorldChampion]

This solo sounds like the guitar is crying, There is so much feeling in that it just makes you ache for this type of Rock n Roll again. Great job! This will be hard to top!

[@kenw.1112]

Great job playing this Boston solo! Thank you .

[@247imhungry]

i have always loved this solo, excellent job.

[@washedupbondomonkey]

you sir are magnificent! very nice cover. havent come across one of this caliber in a while. I watched it three times in a row just to see the flawless technical playing. excellent playing, keep it up! ( wish i could make my les paul sing like that!)

[@Savatage1964]

Not only is there not one weak song, I know at one time or another I have heard EVERY song from that album on the radio..Great job on your solo !!.

[@DeanPavlicek-rd1pc]

Beautifully played!

[@parzooman]

Jeez. Terrific tone and a top level performance.

[@crollo22]

awesome! ..thats one of my favorite pieces. you have amazing feel..and you made it your own. ROCKon and on!

[@dougantelman2369]

Probably the sweetest guitar solo you’ll ever hear!

[@GW-kg3dc]

Wow that was superb ,,loved it !!

[@TheEricalmonte]

Excellent, sir! thank you so much.

[@prevozac000]

Agreed!!!! Well done sir!! quite excellent

[@itsthepainstupid1065]

Very nice. And I love that Les Paul. Whoa. Good job!

[@lawrencetate145]

Very well done! I'd love to see a split version with the lead exchange between Barry and Tom.

[@ZenDriveSeven]

@spider5001 Thanks Spidey. Yes, it's the Standard with the PCB. Not a big fan of the PCB or locking input jack, but I love everything else. Also, it's much easier to dial in tones using the Line6 guitarport. I'm sure yours sounds sweet too. What color is yours?

[@michaelking1968]

I could listen to this all day long.

[@davethebeau1365]

Blast off man.... outstanding!!!

[@pagewannabe272]

Dude, you are an awesome player....perfect gives me inspiration to learn it. Bill

[@MrPhillie]

One of my favorite Scholz solos….so melodic…hits all the right notes. Great job on this cover.

[@biscoitom]

I logged in just to like this video. Perfect job man, the best one I've seen around here.

[@forwardfaith]

One of the best guitar solos ever.

[@STD1220]

BTW - that rendering of the SLO100 is wicked close - WOW!! I remember playing through the one we had at Washington Music - bummer I didn't have the scratch for it at the time. That solo tone rocked my world!!

[@SarahJonesBass]

My favourite guitar solo of all time, played beautifully and 100% accurately. Fabulous! :)

[@hinault851st]

Mystro! Absolutely beautiful.

[@craigjillson6050]

It still gives me chills everytime i hear it, even after all these years.

[@angryheb1]

Beautiful guitar and awesome tone! Thumbs up!

[@dcspace1214]

I watched your solo at least 30 times since finding it a few weeks ago. I wish i had natural ability and ear. I grew up with Boston and even saw them live when they toured for this album. They sounded just like the album live and i was shocked they could pull it off. One of the best solos by an american guitar player of all-time. thanks for music

[@brucegitow731]

Great playing and great tone.

[@BourgeoisBuffoon]

To me, this solo is the most beautiful in all of rock. Glad I came across this vid. Thanks for posting. You did it justice.

[@ZenDriveSeven]

Thanks very much for the kind words. I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

[@mikekroft86]

probably one of my favorite guitar solo's of all time, it just capture greatness

[@Tommycpa]

spot on......I loved it........

[@JethroRush]

Wow. That was so clean and awesome.

[@harmonairbass]

Lovely! The expression is pretty well balls on! 👍

[@DallasBobGTO]

You nailed it! Great Job

[@briansmith1152]

So amazing!

[@AG-Novena]

I've watched this video about 50 times in the last few days, and I'm just getting started.

[@ZenDriveSeven]

AG Ag Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it! I actually played this song live recently with the Lexington Lab Band, and it's posted on KZbin. I'm the guy playing the Blue Paul Reed Smith guitar. Check it out when you can. Thanks again!

[@ZenDriveSeven]

Thanks! I'm using the Line6 Guitarport hardware. It's the box with just the volume knob and various inputs. I plug my 1/4 inch cable directly into it. It actually acts as my PC soundcard as well. Hope that helped and thanks again.

[@owens79]

i have a long way to go, but with help from your video, i WILL learn this solo!!! this is my favorite solo of all time! thanx for posting, and amazing job 2 by the way

[@MarkT3]

Very nice! My favorite guitar song and you did a wonderful job!

[@MrYankees611]

anytime bro!! ahh thanks for the tips, i appreciate it! keep up the phenomenal work!!!

[@rgkwebbiz]

Sounds Great! I want to learn that solo.

[@craigroy1044]

What a song ! What a lead, well played!

[@greenwoodcowboy]

VERY GOOD Sir!I share it on twitter.I grew up on Boston in high school and you're playing brought back wonderful memories.Tom Shultz was a guitar master but i still gotta give the king EVH the nod.But shultz playe the guitar like no other and it was a beautiful thing.I am still sad to this day and upset about Brad Delp checking out.Suicide is a terrible thing and i hope i never have those kind of demons that Brad had.

[@jackjohnsch]

I wish I could do this. Great job!

[@RedPillTruth2023]

Nice. I don't know how anyone even thinks up a solo so creative.

[@hastyberford]

Great job. Love this solo!

[@TeriGibson1968]

Awesome!.I have watched this a few times.Really good!