# Riding with the King guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Riding with the King by B.B. King & Eric Clapton (2000) starts at about 1:58. From the album Riding with the King.

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B.B. King & Eric Clapton, 2000, from *Riding with the King*. Solo by *B.B. King and Eric Clapton*.

King and Clapton trade lines over a John Hiatt song, the elder master's vibrato contrasting with Clapton's more fluid Strat phrasing.

Riding with the King by B.B. King & Eric Clapton is #13 in our ranking of the best B.B. King guitar solos. The solo is played by B.B. King and Eric Clapton and the song was released in 2000.

## In our lists

- [The Best B.B. King Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/b-b-king-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Riding with the King?

B.B. King and Eric Clapton played the solo on B.B. King & Eric Clapton's Riding with the King (2000).

### What guitar was used on the Riding with the King solo?

A gibson lucille, according to widely reported accounts.

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