# Too Much Love Will Kill You guitar solo > The guitar solo on Too Much Love Will Kill You by Brian May (1992) starts at about 2:44. From the album Back to the Light. Canonical URL: Brian May, 1992, from *Back to the Light*. Solo by *Brian May*. May's Ivor Novello-winning ballad features a tender, singing solo. Too Much Love Will Kill You by Brian May is #17 in our ranking of the best Brian May guitar solos. The solo is played by Brian May and the song was released in 1992. ## In our lists - [The Best Brian May Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/brian-may-guitar-solos/) — #17 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Too Much Love Will Kill You? Brian May played the solo on Brian May's Too Much Love Will Kill You (1992). ### What guitar was used on the Too Much Love Will Kill You solo? A red special through a Vox AC30 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/)