# Erotomania guitar solo > John Petrucci's guitar solo on Erotomania by Dream Theater (1994). From the album Awake. Played on an Ibanez through a Mesa/Boogie amp. Canonical URL: Dream Theater, 1994, from *Awake*. Solo by *John Petrucci*. The centerpiece of the 'A Mind Beside Itself' suite, built around intricate interlocking guitar and keyboard lines. Erotomania by Dream Theater is #17 in our ranking of the best Dream Theater guitar solos. The solo is played by John Petrucci and the song was released in 1994. ## In our lists - [The Best Dream Theater Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/dream-theater-guitar-solos/) — #17 - [The Best John Petrucci Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/john-petrucci-guitar-solos/) — #16 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Erotomania? John Petrucci played the solo on Dream Theater's Erotomania (1994). ### What guitar was used on the Erotomania solo? An ibanez 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/)