# Wheels of Confusion guitar solo > Tony Iommi's guitar solo on Wheels of Confusion by Black Sabbath (1972) starts at about 2:30. From the album Vol. 4. A heavy metal classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: Black Sabbath, 1972, from *Vol. 4*. Solo by *Tony Iommi*. Multiple sections and an extended closing solo build into one of the band's most expansive guitar showcases. Wheels of Confusion by Black Sabbath is #20 in our ranking of the best Black Sabbath guitar solos. The solo is played by Tony Iommi and the song was released in 1972. ## In our lists - [The Best Black Sabbath Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/black-sabbath-guitar-solos/) — #20 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Wheels of Confusion? Tony Iommi played the solo on Black Sabbath's Wheels of Confusion (1972). ### What guitar was used on the Wheels of Confusion solo? A gibson 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/)