Mona
Bo Diddley, 1957, from Bo Diddley. Solo by Bo Diddley.
Pure tremolo-drenched rhythm guitar pulsing over the tom-toms, a hypnotic sound the Rolling Stones copied almost wholesale.
Mona by Bo Diddley is #3 in our ranking of the best Bo Diddley guitar solos. The solo is played by Bo Diddley and the song was released in 1957.
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Who played the guitar solo on Mona?
Bo Diddley played the solo on Bo Diddley's Mona (1957).
What guitar was used on the Mona solo?
A gretsch rectangular, according to widely reported accounts.