# Crosscut Saw guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Crosscut Saw by Albert King (1967) starts at about 1:05. From the album Born Under a Bad Sign. Ranked #186 of all time across 80 lists.

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Albert King, 1967, from *Born Under a Bad Sign*. Solo by *Albert King*.

Huge bends from an upside-down Flying V.

Albert King's playing on 'Crosscut Saw' is a masterclass in how big a few notes can sound. Playing left-handed on a guitar strung for a right-hander, he bends strings in ways other players struggled to copy, pushing notes up with enormous, slow-motion force. Over a rolling, rumba-tinged groove, his solos are short and punchy, full of those massive bends and a sharp, cutting tone. His influence on Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton and countless others is hard to overstate. Listen for how he lets a single bend rise, hover and fall, so one note seems to tell a whole story before the next phrase arrives.

Crosscut Saw by Albert King is ranked #186 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Albert King and the song was released in 1967. It appears on 2 lists, placing as high as #45 (Classic Rock (Louder)).

## In our lists

- [The 25 Greatest Blues Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/blues/) — #11
- [Short & Perfect](https://greatestsolos.com/list/short/) — #18
- [Rolling Stone vs. Everyone](https://greatestsolos.com/list/rolling-stone-vs-everyone/) — #23
- [The Best Albert King Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/albert-king-guitar-solos/) — #5
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1967](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1967/) — #6
- [The 20 Best Guitar Solos of the 1960s](https://greatestsolos.com/list/1960s-guitar-solos/) — #19

## Sources

- [Classic Rock (Louder): The 100 greatest guitar solos in rock](https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-100-greatest-guitar-solos-in-rock) — #45
- [Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitar-solos-1235519961/) — #77

### Who played the guitar solo on Crosscut Saw?

Albert King played the solo on Albert King's Crosscut Saw (1967).

### What guitar was used on the Crosscut Saw solo?

A gibson flying v, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Crosscut Saw rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#186 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 2 of them.

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