# Breaking All Illusions guitar solo > John Petrucci's guitar solo on Breaking All Illusions by Dream Theater (2011) starts at about 6:04. From the album A Dramatic Turn of Events. Canonical URL: Dream Theater, 2011, from *A Dramatic Turn of Events*. Solo by *John Petrucci*. A late-era fan favorite with a spine-tingling, melodic solo that recalls the band's golden period. Breaking All Illusions by Dream Theater is #18 in our ranking of the best Dream Theater guitar solos. The solo is played by John Petrucci and the song was released in 2011. ## In our lists - [The Best Dream Theater Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/dream-theater-guitar-solos/) — #18 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Breaking All Illusions? John Petrucci played the solo on Dream Theater's Breaking All Illusions (2011). ### What guitar was used on the Breaking All Illusions solo? An ernie ball music man jp through a Mesa/Boogie 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/)