# Sin City guitar solo > Angus Young's guitar solo on Sin City by AC/DC (1978) starts at about 2:30. From the album Powerage. Played on a Gibson SG through a Marshall amp. Canonical URL: AC/DC, 1978, from *Powerage*. Solo by *Angus Young*. A slow-burning Powerage track with a gritty, bluesy solo. Live versions stretched it into a showcase. Sin City by AC/DC is #10 in our ranking of the best Angus Young guitar solos. The solo is played by Angus Young and the song was released in 1978. ## In our lists - [The Best Angus Young Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/angus-young-guitar-solos/) — #10 - [The Best AC/DC Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/ac-dc-guitar-solos/) — #9 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Sin City? Angus Young played the solo on AC/DC's Sin City (1978). ### What guitar was used on the Sin City solo? A gibson sg through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts. --- 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/)