# The Best Link Wray Guitar Solos

> The 14 best Link Wray guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Raw-Hide (1959), then Jack the Ripper and Ace of Spades. Every video starts at the solo.

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Link Wray's 1958 instrumental 'Rumble' put distortion and the power chord on record, laying a foundation for punk, garage and heavy metal. His raw, menacing tone made attitude as important as technique in rock guitar.

Informed by: [Wikipedia - Link Wray](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_Wray), [Wikipedia - Rumble (instrumental)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble_(instrumental)), [Wikipedia - Link Wray (album)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_Wray_(album))

1. [Raw-Hide](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-wraymen-raw-hide/) — Link Wray & the Wraymen · solo by Link Wray · 1959
2. [Jack the Ripper](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-wraymen-jack-the-ripper/) — Link Wray & the Wraymen · solo by Link Wray · 1961
3. [Ace of Spades](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-raymen-ace-of-spades/) — Link Wray & the Raymen · solo by Link Wray · 1965
4. [Comanche](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-wraymen-comanche/) — Link Wray & the Wraymen · solo by Link Wray · 1959
5. [Slinky](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-wraymen-slinky/) — Link Wray & the Wraymen · solo by Link Wray · 1959
6. [El Toro](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-wraymen-el-toro/) — Link Wray & the Wraymen · solo by Link Wray · 1961
7. [Run Chicken Run](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-raymen-run-chicken-run/) — Link Wray & the Raymen · solo by Link Wray · 1963
8. [The Shadow Knows](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-raymen-the-shadow-knows/) — Link Wray & the Raymen · solo by Link Wray · 1964
9. [Deuces Wild](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-raymen-deuces-wild/) — Link Wray & the Raymen · solo by Link Wray · 1965
10. [Batman Theme](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-and-the-raymen-batman-theme/) — Link Wray & the Raymen · solo by Link Wray · 1966
11. [Fire and Brimstone](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-fire-and-brimstone/) — Link Wray · solo by Link Wray · 1971
12. [Juke Box Mama](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-juke-box-mama/) — Link Wray · solo by Link Wray · 1971
13. [Crowbar](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-crowbar/) — Link Wray · solo by Link Wray · 1971
14. [La De Da](https://greatestsolos.com/song/link-wray-la-de-da/) — Link Wray · solo by Link Wray · 1971

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