That lead solo on Taxman was actually played by Paul McCartney, which is a little known fact.

There is a lot of subjectivity to this, but I think two of the best are by people not normally associated with the guitar. First, Prince's guitar solo in the live version of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (with Tom Petty on acoustic and vocals) at the Rock n Roll HOF is widely recognized as one of the best ever.…