# The Best Steppenwolf Guitar Solos

> The 17 best Steppenwolf guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Born to Be Wild (1968), then Magic Carpet Ride and The Pusher. Every video starts at the solo.

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Steppenwolf helped invent heavy rock, with a teenage Michael Monarch's snarling riffs and feedback on their first records setting the template. Larry Byrom and Kent Henry later carried that tough, bluesy guitar sound into the band's more political and hard-edged albums.

Informed by: [Guitar World](https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/steppenwolf-guitarist-that-defined-the-bands-career), [uDiscover Music](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/steppenwolf-20-songs/), [Guitar World - Michael Monarch](https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/michael-monarch-playtime)

1. [Born to Be Wild](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-born-to-be-wild/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Michael Monarch · 1968
2. [Magic Carpet Ride](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-magic-carpet-ride/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Michael Monarch · 1968
3. [The Pusher](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-the-pusher/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Michael Monarch · 1968
4. [Sookie Sookie](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-sookie-sookie/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Michael Monarch · 1968
5. [Rock Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-rock-me/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Michael Monarch · 1969
6. [Monster](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-monster/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Larry Byrom · 1969
7. [Desperation](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-desperation/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Michael Monarch · 1968
8. [The Ostrich](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-the-ostrich/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Michael Monarch · 1968
9. [Don't Step on the Grass, Sam](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-don-t-step-on-the-grass-sam/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Michael Monarch · 1968
10. [Faster Than the Speed of Life](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-faster-than-the-speed-of-life/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Michael Monarch · 1968
11. [Everybody's Next One](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-everybody-s-next-one/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Michael Monarch · 1968
12. [It's Never Too Late](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-it-s-never-too-late/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Michael Monarch · 1969
13. [Move Over](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-move-over/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Larry Byrom · 1969
14. [Hey Lawdy Mama](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-hey-lawdy-mama/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Larry Byrom · 1970
15. [Snowblind Friend](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-snowblind-friend/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Larry Byrom · 1970
16. [Who Needs Ya](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-who-needs-ya/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Larry Byrom · 1970
17. [Ride with Me](https://greatestsolos.com/song/steppenwolf-ride-with-me/) — Steppenwolf · solo by Kent Henry · 1971

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