# Lines in the Sand guitar solo > John Petrucci's guitar solo on Lines in the Sand by Dream Theater (1997) starts at 5:34. From the album Falling into Infinity. Canonical URL: Dream Theater, 1997, from *Falling into Infinity*. Solo by *John Petrucci*. A moody epic whose extended solo section blends funk rhythm with long, expressive lead lines. Lines in the Sand by Dream Theater is ranked #567 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by John Petrucci and the song was released in 1997. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #23 (DigitalDreamDoor). ## In our lists - [The Best Dream Theater Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/dream-theater-guitar-solos/) — #13 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1997](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1997/) — #5 ## Sources - [DigitalDreamDoor: 200 Greatest Metal Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_metal-guitar-solos.html) — #23 - [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #112 ### Who played the guitar solo on Lines in the Sand? John Petrucci played the solo on Dream Theater's Lines in the Sand (1997). ### What guitar was used on the Lines in the Sand solo? An ibanez through a Mesa/Boogie amp, according to widely reported accounts. ### Where does Lines in the Sand rank among the greatest guitar solos? #567 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them. --- 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/)