# Suffragette City guitar solo > Mick Ronson's guitar solo on Suffragette City by David Bowie (1972) starts at about 1:25. Played on a Gibson Les Paul Custom through a Marshall Major amp. Canonical URL: David Bowie, 1972, from *The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars*. Solo by *Mick Ronson*. A high-octane rocker whose buzzing rhythm and lead guitar distill Ronson's power-chord swagger. Suffragette City by David Bowie is #9 in our ranking of the best David Bowie guitar solos. The solo is played by Mick Ronson and the song was released in 1972. ## In our lists - [The Best David Bowie Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/david-bowie-guitar-solos/) — #9 - [The Best Mick Ronson Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/mick-ronson-guitar-solos/) — #7 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Suffragette City? Mick Ronson played the solo on David Bowie's Suffragette City (1972). ### What guitar was used on the Suffragette City 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/)