I may be way off(I get that often), but I don't distinguish much between cord parts and soloing.. I always place quirky fills, and stabs of strangeness when playing the rythym.. I look toward Jeff beck, Les Paul, and Chet Atkins for examples of this..Listen to the cords in back of the solo or verse, they kill me..
I prefer not to take a Solo vs. Cord stance.. If the song calls for a solo, I am obligated to serve it up with more than a little hot sauce.
Sad fact: Most of the time nobody knows or cares what I am doing during the verse, or how the bridge anticipates and sets up the solo. They never did care. Only other obsessive musicians actually "hear" what's going on, and sometimes they are thinking about their laundry list.
For those who agonize and wring their hands because shred is dead, don't worry, something else will come up.. Plenty of solos to be had in country..
"Why wallow with eagles, when you can soar with pigs."
Dr. Hunter S. Thompon
