# Casino guitar solo > The guitar solo on Casino by Al Di Meola (1978). From the album Casino. Played on a Gibson Les Paul. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Al Di Meola, 1978, from *Casino*. Solo by *Al Di Meola*. The title track blends funky grooves with bursts of lightning-fast picking and melodic hooks that stick. Casino by Al Di Meola is #9 in our ranking of the best Al Di Meola guitar solos. The solo is played by Al Di Meola and the song was released in 1978. ## In our lists - [The Best Al Di Meola Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/al-di-meola-guitar-solos/) — #9 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Casino? Al Di Meola played the solo on Al Di Meola's Casino (1978). ### What guitar was used on the Casino solo? A gibson les paul, 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/)