# Wes guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Wes by Bob James & Earl Klugh (1979). From the album One on One. Played on a nylon-string acoustic guitar. A jazz classic from the 1970s.

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Bob James & Earl Klugh, 1979, from *One on One*. Solo by *Earl Klugh*.

A tribute to Wes Montgomery from the Grammy-winning collaboration with Bob James, full of swinging guitar lines.

Wes by Bob James & Earl Klugh is #7 in our ranking of the best Earl Klugh guitar solos. The solo is played by Earl Klugh and the song was released in 1979.

## In our lists

- [The Best Earl Klugh Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/earl-klugh-guitar-solos/) — #7

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Wes?

Earl Klugh played the solo on Bob James & Earl Klugh's Wes (1979).

### What guitar was used on the Wes solo?

A nylon-string acoustic guitar, according to widely reported accounts.

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