# One Armed Scissor guitar solo

> Omar Rodríguez-López's guitar solo on One Armed Scissor by At the Drive-In (2000) starts at about 2:10. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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At the Drive-In, 2000. Solo by *Omar Rodríguez-López*.

The band's signature song switches between stop-start riffing and a spacey, effects-heavy breakdown where Rodríguez-López's guitar seems to float away before the whole band comes crashing back.

One Armed Scissor by At the Drive-In is #1 in our ranking of the best At the Drive-In guitar solos. The solo is played by Omar Rodríguez-López and the song was released in 2000.

## In our lists

- [The Best At the Drive-In Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/at-the-drive-in-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2000](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2000/) — #7

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on One Armed Scissor?

Omar Rodríguez-López played the solo on At the Drive-In's One Armed Scissor (2000).

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