Somethin' Else
Eddie Cochran, 1959, from Non-album single. Solo by Eddie Cochran.
The chunky low-string riff and compact break are all attitude, a template later bands from the Sex Pistols on borrowed wholesale.
Somethin' Else by Eddie Cochran is #3 in our ranking of the best Eddie Cochran guitar solos. The solo is played by Eddie Cochran and the song was released in 1959.
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Who played the guitar solo on Somethin' Else?
Eddie Cochran played the solo on Eddie Cochran's Somethin' Else (1959).
What guitar was used on the Somethin' Else solo?
A gretsch 6120, according to widely reported accounts.