# Drowning on Dry Land guitar solo > The guitar solo on Drowning on Dry Land by Albert King (1969) starts at about 1:45. From the album Years Gone By. Played on a Gibson Flying V. Canonical URL: Albert King, 1969, from *Years Gone By*. Solo by *Albert King*. A slow Stax blues with some of King's most anguished, sustained bends. Frequently cited by players studying his feel. Drowning on Dry Land by Albert King is #14 in our ranking of the best Albert King guitar solos. The solo is played by Albert King and the song was released in 1969. ## In our lists - [The Best Albert King Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/albert-king-guitar-solos/) — #14 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Drowning on Dry Land? Albert King played the solo on Albert King's Drowning on Dry Land (1969). ### What guitar was used on the Drowning on Dry Land solo? A gibson flying v, 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/)