# The Best Kyuss Guitar Solos

> The 13 best Kyuss guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Gardenia (1994), then Space Cadet and Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop. Every video starts at the solo.

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Kyuss invented the desert rock sound with Josh Homme's down-tuned guitar played through bass amps, creating a massive, fuzzy tone. Homme's hypnotic, jam-based leads turned repetition and groove into a psychedelic soloing style of its own.

Informed by: [Ultimate Guitar - Best Josh Homme Solos](https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/top_10_josh_homme_solos-79270), [Louder - The 10 best Josh Homme songs](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-10-best-josh-homme-songs-as-chosen-by-sky-valley-mistress), [Kerrang! - Josh Homme's 13 Greatest Moments](https://www.kerrang.com/josh-hommes-13-greatest-moments)

1. [Gardenia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-gardenia/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1994
2. [Space Cadet](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-space-cadet/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1994
3. [Supa Scoopa and Mighty Scoop](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-supa-scoopa-and-mighty-scoop/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1994
4. [Green Machine](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-green-machine/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1992
5. [Thumb](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-thumb/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1992
6. [Demon Cleaner](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-demon-cleaner/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1994
7. [Freedom Run](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-freedom-run/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1992
8. [50 Million Year Trip (Downside Up)](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-50-million-year-trip-downside-up/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1992
9. [Asteroid](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-asteroid/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1994
10. [One Inch Man](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-one-inch-man/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1995
11. [El Rodeo](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-el-rodeo/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1995
12. [Whitewater](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-whitewater/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1994
13. [Molten Universe](https://greatestsolos.com/song/kyuss-molten-universe/) — Kyuss · solo by Josh Homme · 1992

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