# Peter Gunn guitar solo > The guitar solo on Peter Gunn by Duane Eddy (1959). From the album Especially for You. Played on a Gretsch 6120. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Duane Eddy, 1959, from *Especially for You*. Solo by *Duane Eddy*. Eddy's reading of Mancini's theme leans on that ominous low-register riff, making it a proto-surf and spy-rock blueprint. Peter Gunn by Duane Eddy is #2 in our ranking of the best Duane Eddy guitar solos. The solo is played by Duane Eddy and the song was released in 1959. ## In our lists - [The Best Duane Eddy Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/duane-eddy-guitar-solos/) — #2 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1959](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1959/) — #3 - [Beginner Guitar Solos: 15 First Leads, Graded from Easiest](https://greatestsolos.com/list/beginner-guitar-solos/) — #1 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Peter Gunn? Duane Eddy played the solo on Duane Eddy's Peter Gunn (1959). ### What guitar was used on the Peter Gunn solo? A gretsch 6120, 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/)