# For What It's Worth guitar solo > Neil Young's guitar solo on For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield (1966) starts at about 0:08. From the album Buffalo Springfield. Canonical URL: Buffalo Springfield, 1966, from *Buffalo Springfield*. Solo by *Neil Young*. Not a shred-fest, but Young's ringing two-note harmonic stabs are one of the most recognisable lead-guitar hooks of the 1960s. For What It's Worth by Buffalo Springfield is #5 in our ranking of the best Buffalo Springfield guitar solos. The solo is played by Neil Young and the song was released in 1966. ## In our lists - [The Best Buffalo Springfield Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/buffalo-springfield-guitar-solos/) — #5 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1966](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1966/) — #14 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on For What It's Worth? Neil Young played the solo on Buffalo Springfield's For What It's Worth (1966). ### What guitar was used on the For What It's Worth solo? A gretsch white falcon, 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/)