# Rave On guitar solo > The guitar solo on Rave On by Buddy Holly (1958) starts at about 0:58. From the album Buddy Holly. Played on a Fender Stratocaster. Canonical URL: Buddy Holly, 1958, from *Buddy Holly*. Solo by *Buddy Holly*. A crisp, driving break that sits right on top of the frantic rhythm, all attack and no wasted notes. Rave On by Buddy Holly is #3 in our ranking of the best Buddy Holly guitar solos. The solo is played by Buddy Holly and the song was released in 1958. ## In our lists - [The Best Buddy Holly Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/buddy-holly-guitar-solos/) — #3 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1958](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1958/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Rave On? Buddy Holly played the solo on Buddy Holly's Rave On (1958). ### What guitar was used on the Rave On solo? A fender stratocaster, 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/)