# A Man I'll Never Be guitar solo > Tom Scholz's guitar solo on A Man I'll Never Be by Boston (1978) starts at about 2:40. From the album Don't Look Back. A classic rock classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: Boston, 1978, from *Don't Look Back*. Solo by *Tom Scholz*. A slow-burning power ballad whose long, emotional outro lead builds with layered harmonies to a huge climax. A Man I'll Never Be by Boston is #10 in our ranking of the best Boston guitar solos. The solo is played by Tom Scholz and the song was released in 1978. ## In our lists - [The Best Boston Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/boston-guitar-solos/) — #10 ## Sources - [Rick Beato (YouTube): Top 10 Underrated Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAI6IlpRp8w) — #2 ### Who played the guitar solo on A Man I'll Never Be? Tom Scholz played the solo on Boston's A Man I'll Never Be (1978). ### What guitar was used on the A Man I'll Never Be solo? A gibson les paul through a Marshall 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/)