# Breakfast Feud guitar solo

> Charlie Christian's guitar solo on Breakfast Feud by Benny Goodman Sextet (1941). From the album Breakfast Feud (single). Played on a Gibson ES-250.

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Benny Goodman Sextet, 1941, from *Breakfast Feud (single)*. Solo by *Charlie Christian*.

Multiple takes of this blues exist, and Christian's choruses differ on each, showing how freely he improvised. His phrases trade blows with the horns in a friendly contest.

Breakfast Feud by Benny Goodman Sextet is #7 in our ranking of the best Charlie Christian guitar solos. The solo is played by Charlie Christian and the song was released in 1941.

## In our lists

- [The Best Charlie Christian Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/charlie-christian-guitar-solos/) — #7
- [The Best Guitar Solos of 1941](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1941/) — #4

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Breakfast Feud?

Charlie Christian played the solo on Benny Goodman Sextet's Breakfast Feud (1941).

### What guitar was used on the Breakfast Feud solo?

A gibson es-250, according to widely reported accounts.

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