# Neon Knights guitar solo > Tony Iommi's guitar solo on Neon Knights by Black Sabbath (1980) starts at about 2:30. From the album Heaven and Hell. A heavy metal classic from the 1980s. Canonical URL: Black Sabbath, 1980, from *Heaven and Hell*. Solo by *Tony Iommi*. A tight, fiery burst of lead that matches the Dio-era urgency and shows a cleaner, more modern Iommi tone. Neon Knights by Black Sabbath is #7 in our ranking of the best Black Sabbath guitar solos. The solo is played by Tony Iommi and the song was released in 1980. ## In our lists - [The Best Black Sabbath Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/black-sabbath-guitar-solos/) — #7 - [The Best Tony Iommi Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/tony-iommi-guitar-solos/) — #11 ## Sources - [Lefty Fretz: 53 Best Metal Guitar Solos Of All Time](https://leftyfretz.com/best-metal-guitar-solos/) ### Who played the guitar solo on Neon Knights? Tony Iommi played the solo on Black Sabbath's Neon Knights (1980). ### What guitar was used on the Neon Knights solo? A jaydee custom sg through a Laney amp, 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/)