# The Best Guitar Solos of 2008

> The best guitar solos of 2008, ranked. #1 is India/Mountain Time by Joe Bonamassa, then Use Somebody and Twilight of the Thunder God. 20 solos from 2008.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 2008, ranked: solos our consensus of published lists rates highest come first, then our genre and artist rankings, with no more than three per artist. Led by India/Mountain Time by Joe Bonamassa, Use Somebody by Kings of Leon and Twilight of the Thunder God by Amon Amarth.

1. [India/Mountain Time](https://greatestsolos.com/song/joe-bonamassa-india-mountain-time/) — Joe Bonamassa · solo by Joe Bonamassa · 2008
2. [Use Somebody](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kings-of-leon-use-somebody/) — Kings of Leon · solo by Matthew Followill · 2008
3. [Twilight of the Thunder God](https://greatestsolos.com/song/amon-amarth-twilight-of-the-thunder-god/) — Amon Amarth · solo by Roope Latvala (guest), Olavi Mikkonen, Johan Söderberg · 2008
4. [Ain't No Rest for the Wicked](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cage-the-elephant-ain-t-no-rest-for-the-wicked/) — Cage the Elephant · solo by Lincoln Parish · 2008
5. [Ghost Trail](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cult-of-luna-ghost-trail/) — Cult of Luna · solo by Johannes Persson · 2008
6. [Shackler's Revenge](https://greatestsolos.com/song/guns-n-roses-shackler-s-revenge/) — Guns N' Roses · solo by Buckethead · 2008
7. [Scapegoat Blues](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimmy-herring-scapegoat-blues/) — Jimmy Herring · solo by Jimmy Herring · 2008
8. [Bleed](https://greatestsolos.com/song/meshuggah-bleed/) — Meshuggah · solo by Fredrik Thordendal · 2008
9. [Burden](https://greatestsolos.com/song/opeth-burden/) — Opeth · solo by Mikael Åkerfeldt & Fredrik Åkesson · 2008
10. [Bloodmeat](https://greatestsolos.com/song/protest-the-hero-bloodmeat/) — Protest the Hero · solo by Luke Hoskin · 2008
11. [Snuff](https://greatestsolos.com/song/slipknot-snuff/) — Slipknot · solo by Jim Root · 2008
12. [Peaches en Regalia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/zappa-plays-zappa-peaches-en-regalia/) — Zappa Plays Zappa · solo by Dweezil Zappa · 2008
13. [Guardians of Asgaard](https://greatestsolos.com/song/amon-amarth-guardians-of-asgaard/) — Amon Amarth · solo by Olavi Mikkonen, Johan Söderberg · 2008
14. [Blind Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/black-stone-cherry-blind-man/) — Black Stone Cherry · solo by Chris Robertson · 2008
15. [Inside the Fire](https://greatestsolos.com/song/disturbed-inside-the-fire/) — Disturbed · solo by Dan Donegan · 2008
16. [Psychosocial](https://greatestsolos.com/song/slipknot-psychosocial/) — Slipknot · solo by Jim Root & Mick Thomson · 2008
17. [Cluster Pluck](https://greatestsolos.com/song/brad-paisley-cluster-pluck/) — Brad Paisley · solo by Brad Paisley · 2008
18. [In One Ear](https://greatestsolos.com/song/cage-the-elephant-in-one-ear/) — Cage the Elephant · solo by Lincoln Parish · 2008
19. [Indestructible](https://greatestsolos.com/song/disturbed-indestructible/) — Disturbed · solo by Dan Donegan · 2008
20. [Ragged Wood](https://greatestsolos.com/song/fleet-foxes-ragged-wood/) — Fleet Foxes · solo by Skyler Skjelset · 2008

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