# Cracked Actor guitar solo > Mick Ronson's guitar solo on Cracked Actor by David Bowie (1973) starts at about 1:40. From the album Aladdin Sane. A glam rock classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: David Bowie, 1973, from *Aladdin Sane*. Solo by *Mick Ronson*. Snarling, overdriven fills and a raunchy lead break show Ronson at his most aggressive. Cracked Actor by David Bowie is #17 in our ranking of the best David Bowie guitar solos. The solo is played by Mick Ronson and the song was released in 1973. ## In our lists - [The Best David Bowie Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/david-bowie-guitar-solos/) — #17 - [The Best Mick Ronson Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/mick-ronson-guitar-solos/) — #10 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Cracked Actor? Mick Ronson played the solo on David Bowie's Cracked Actor (1973). ### What guitar was used on the Cracked Actor solo? A gibson les paul custom through a Marshall Major 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/)