# Stop the Show guitar solo

> Doug Martsch's guitar solo on Stop the Show by Built to Spill (1997) starts at about 2:25. From the album Perfect from Now On. A indie classic from the 1990s.

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Built to Spill, 1997, from *Perfect from Now On*. Solo by *Doug Martsch*.

A long, spacious intro of chiming guitar builds to a charging main riff and bright, soaring leads.

Stop the Show by Built to Spill is #9 in our ranking of the best Built to Spill guitar solos. The solo is played by Doug Martsch and the song was released in 1997.

## In our lists

- [The Best Built to Spill Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/built-to-spill-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Stop the Show?

Doug Martsch played the solo on Built to Spill's Stop the Show (1997).

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