If you HATE guitar solos, you're gonna HATE this video!

Back to the VAULT! Today, we unshroud some historic guitars. Earlier this month, I dug up something that had been buried for 15 years - APOSTROPHE LIVE, an incredible evening of music. I played the seminal album from start to finish along with my band and 2 very special guests, George Duke and my Dad - via video screen.

I recently released APOSTROPHE (ALBUM CUTS ONLY version ) on http://dweezilzappa.com/concert
The FULL CONCERT version with 2.5 hours of music is the most detailed audio and visual representation of my dad's music ever produced. The FULL CONCERT SET LIST:

1. Gumbo Variations
2. Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow
3. Nanook Rubs It
4. St. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
5. Father O’Blivion
6. Cosmik Debris (Frank Zappa Vocal and Guitar Solo on screen)
7. Excentrifugal Forz
8. Apostrophe
9. Uncle Remus (George Duke guest)
10. Stink Foot
11. RDNZL (George Duke Guest)
12. Pygmy Twylye (Quaalude Thunder Version - George Duke)
13. Echidna’s Arf (George Duke guest)
14. Inca Roads (Frank Zappa guitar solo on screen - George Duke guest)
15. City Of Tiny Lites
16. I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth
17. Cruisin' For Burgers
18. Eat That Question (George Duke guest)
19. Baby Snakes
20. Chrissy Puked Twice
21. Muffin Man (Frank Zappa guitar solo on screen)

The FULL CONCERT is filled with improvised GUITAR SOLOS. I thought it would be entertaining to compile them all here and invite you to COMMENT on which is your FAVORITE! Also, see if you can guess mine!

One of the great joys, as well as challenges, of performing my dad's catalog is the incredible variety of sounds and styles the music demands. Year after year, I have continued to build a musical vocabulary that allows me to be more flexible and less repetitive during solos. It'll be interesting to hear what you connect with.

The APOSTROPHE LIVE! album version of the concert is Now Available w/ some killer Special Features GRAB YOUR COPY NOW : http://dweezilzappa.com/concert

The Full Concert version will debut JAN. 10th, 2026 - For details : http://dweezilzappa.com/concert
Your Support is Greatly Appreciated & Keeps the Channel and the Music Alive!

CHAPTERS
00:00 - The VAULT
01:01 - FRANK ZAPPA TOBACCO-BURST PERFORMANCE STRAT
03:39 - DZ WALNUT SG
05:58 - GUMBO VARIATIONS - Sugar Cane Harris Violin Tone
08:38 - COSMIK DEBRIS - Harmonic Energizer Tone
10:32 - APOSTROPHE - Stereo Clean/Dirty Tone
13:29 - UNCLE REMUS 1 - Harmonic Energizer Tone
13:53 - UNCLE REMUS 2 - Harmonic Energizer Tone
15:10 - STINK-FOOT 1 - Stereo Envelope Tone
16:52 - STINK-FOOT 2 - Dyna Flanger Tone
18:00 - RDNZL - Dyna Flanger Tone
20:54 - PYGMY TWYLYTE - Dyna Flanger Tone
23:15 - CITY OF TINY LITES - Dyna Flanger Tone
24:43 - I PROMISE NOT TO COME IN YOUR MOUTH - Compressed Clean Tone
25:49 - CRUSIN' FOR BURGERS - Dyna Flanger Tone
29:37 - CHRISSY PUKED TWICE - Dyna Flanger Tone
29:50 - MUFFIN MAN - Dyna Flanger Tone