# The Best Guitar Solos of 2012

> The best guitar solos of 2012, ranked. #1 is Anastasia by Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, then Luck as a Constant and Pyramids.

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The 20 greatest guitar solos released in 2012, 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 Anastasia by Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, Luck as a Constant by Periphery and Pyramids by Frank Ocean.

1. [Anastasia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/slash-anastasia/) — Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators · solo by Slash · 2012
2. [Luck as a Constant](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-luck-as-a-constant/) — Periphery · solo by Misha Mansoor · 2012
3. [Pyramids](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-ocean-pyramids/) — Frank Ocean · solo by John Mayer · 2012
4. [White](https://greatestsolos.com/song/frank-ocean-white/) — Frank Ocean · solo by John Mayer · 2012
5. [Please Come Home](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-clark-jr-please-come-home/) — Gary Clark Jr. · solo by Gary Clark Jr. · 2012
6. [Ghosts](https://greatestsolos.com/song/big-wreck-ghosts/) — Big Wreck · solo by Ian Thornley · 2012
7. [Six Ways to Sunday](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blackberry-smoke-six-ways-to-sunday/) — Blackberry Smoke · solo by Charlie Starr · 2012
8. [Erised](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-erised/) — Periphery · solo by John Petrucci · 2012
9. [Elephant](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tame-impala-elephant/) — Tame Impala · solo by Kevin Parker · 2012
10. [Sleeping Dogs](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blackberry-smoke-sleeping-dogs/) — Blackberry Smoke · solo by Charlie Starr · 2012
11. [Hope](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimmy-herring-hope/) — Jimmy Herring · solo by Jimmy Herring · 2012
12. [Have a Blast](https://greatestsolos.com/song/periphery-have-a-blast/) — Periphery · solo by Guthrie Govan · 2012
13. [Keep On Swinging](https://greatestsolos.com/song/rival-sons-keep-on-swinging/) — Rival Sons · solo by Scott Holiday · 2012
14. [Absolute Zero](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stone-sour-absolute-zero/) — Stone Sour · solo by Jim Root · 2012
15. [Mind Mischief](https://greatestsolos.com/song/tame-impala-mind-mischief/) — Tame Impala · solo by Kevin Parker · 2012
16. [Ain't Much Left of Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/blackberry-smoke-ain-t-much-left-of-me/) — Blackberry Smoke · solo by Charlie Starr · 2012
17. [Numb](https://greatestsolos.com/song/gary-clark-jr-numb/) — Gary Clark Jr. · solo by Gary Clark Jr. · 2012
18. [Within You Without You](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimmy-herring-within-you-without-you/) — Jimmy Herring · solo by Jimmy Herring · 2012
19. [Kaleidoscope Carousel](https://greatestsolos.com/song/jimmy-herring-kaleidoscope-carousel/) — Jimmy Herring · solo by Jimmy Herring · 2012
20. [Tired](https://greatestsolos.com/song/stone-sour-tired/) — Stone Sour · solo by Jim Root · 2012

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