# The 25 Best Surf Rock Guitar Solos of All Time > The 25 best surf rock guitar solos of all time, ranked. #1 is Misirlou by Dick Dale & the Del-Tones, then Pipeline and Wipe Out. Canonical URL: Surf guitar came out of Southern California in the early 1960s: loud Fender guitars, spring reverb, and fast staccato picking. Most entries are instrumentals, where the lead melody works as the solo. Informed by: [Wikipedia – Surf music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surf_music) 1. [Misirlou](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-the-del-tones-misirlou/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1962 2. [Pipeline](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-chantays-pipeline/) — The Chantays · solo by Bob Spickard, Brian Carman · 1963 3. [Wipe Out](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-surfaris-wipe-out/) — The Surfaris · solo by Jim Fuller · 1963 4. [Let's Go Trippin'](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-lets-go-trippin/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1961 5. [Walk, Don't Run](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-ventures-walk-dont-run/) — The Ventures · solo by Bob Bogle · 1960 6. [Mr. Moto](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-bel-airs-mr-moto/) — The Bel-Airs · solo by Paul Johnson · 1961 7. [Surf Rider](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-lively-ones-surf-rider/) — The Lively Ones · solo by The Lively Ones · 1963 8. [Pipeline](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-stevie-ray-vaughan-pipeline/) — Dick Dale & Stevie Ray Vaughan · solo by Dick Dale, Stevie Ray Vaughan · 1987 9. [Penetration](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-pyramids-penetration/) — The Pyramids · solo by The Pyramids · 1964 10. [Bombora](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-atlantics-bombora/) — The Atlantics · solo by The Atlantics · 1963 11. [Point Panic](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-surfaris-point-panic/) — The Surfaris · solo by Jim Fuller · 1963 12. [The Wedge](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-the-wedge/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1963 13. [Diamond Head](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-ventures-diamond-head/) — The Ventures · solo by Nokie Edwards · 1965 14. [Baja](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-astronauts-baja/) — The Astronauts · solo by The Astronauts · 1963 15. [Bustin' Surfboards](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-tornadoes-bustin-surfboards/) — The Tornadoes · solo by The Tornadoes · 1962 16. [Walk, Don't Run '64](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-ventures-walk-dont-run-64/) — The Ventures · solo by Nokie Edwards · 1964 17. [Torquay](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-fireballs-torquay/) — The Fireballs · solo by George Tomsco · 1959 18. [Moon Dawg!](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-gamblers-moon-dawg/) — The Gamblers · solo by The Gamblers · 1960 19. [Bullwinkle Part II](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-centurians-bullwinkle-part-ii/) — The Centurians · solo by The Centurians · 1963 20. [Surf Beat](https://greatestsolos.com/song/dick-dale-and-the-del-tones-surf-beat/) — Dick Dale & the Del-Tones · solo by Dick Dale · 1962 21. [Latin'ia](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-sentinals-latinia/) — The Sentinals · solo by The Sentinals · 1962 22. [The 2,000 Pound Bee](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-ventures-the-2-000-pound-bee/) — The Ventures · solo by Nokie Edwards · 1962 23. [Surfin' U.S.A.](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-beach-boys-surfin-u-s-a/) — The Beach Boys · solo by Carl Wilson · 1963 24. [Stick Shift](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-duals-stick-shift/) — The Duals · solo by The Duals · 1961 25. [Hawaii Five-O](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-ventures-hawaii-five-o/) — The Ventures · solo by Nokie Edwards · 1969 --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)