# Born Under a Bad Sign guitar solo > The guitar solo on Born Under a Bad Sign by Albert King (1967) starts at about 1:26. From the album Born Under a Bad Sign. Played on a Gibson Flying V. Canonical URL: Albert King, 1967, from *Born Under a Bad Sign*. Solo by *Albert King*. Over the Stax house band, King bends strings further than seems possible and makes every held note sting. Born Under a Bad Sign features Albert King's massive string bends over the Stax house band, including Booker T. & the M.G.'s. King, who played left-handed with his guitar strung upside down, bent strings further than seemed possible, making every held note sting. His Flying V tone is thick and cutting, perfect for the song's funky groove. The song became a blues standard, later covered by Cream. King's style influenced countless guitarists, from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan. Listen for the huge bends, where King pushes notes up by a full step or more, and for the way he holds them with controlled vibrato. Born Under a Bad Sign by Albert King is ranked #360 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Albert King and the song was released in 1967. ## In our lists - [The 25 Greatest Blues Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/blues/) — #4 - [The Best Albert King Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/albert-king-guitar-solos/) — #1 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1967](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1967/) — #9 - [16 Easy Blues Guitar Solos to Learn (From First Licks to Slow Blues)](https://greatestsolos.com/list/easy-blues-solos/) — #7 ## Sources - [Guitar Player: The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century](https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/the-40-most-important-guitar-solos-of-the-20th-century) ### Who played the guitar solo on Born Under a Bad Sign? Albert King played the solo on Albert King's Born Under a Bad Sign (1967). ### What guitar was used on the Born Under a Bad Sign solo? A gibson flying v, according to widely reported accounts. ### Where does Born Under a Bad Sign rank among the greatest guitar solos? #360 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them. --- 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/)