# Take It Off the Top guitar solo

> Steve Morse's guitar solo on Take It Off the Top by Dixie Dregs (1978). From the album What If. Played on a Frankenstein Telecaster.

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Dixie Dregs, 1978, from *What If*. Solo by *Steve Morse*.

A crunchy, hooky riff and a blazing solo made this the band's best-known track and a longtime radio theme.

Take It Off the Top by Dixie Dregs is #1 in our ranking of the best Dixie Dregs guitar solos. The solo is played by Steve Morse and the song was released in 1978.

## In our lists

- [The Best Dixie Dregs Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/dixie-dregs-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [The Best Steve Morse Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/steve-morse-guitar-solos/) — #1

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Take It Off the Top?

Steve Morse played the solo on Dixie Dregs's Take It Off the Top (1978).

### What guitar was used on the Take It Off the Top solo?

A frankenstein telecaster, according to widely reported accounts.

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