# Star guitar solo

> Nuno Bettencourt's guitar solo on Star by Extreme (2008) starts at about 3:10. From the album Saudades de Rock. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

Canonical URL: <https://greatestsolos.com/song/extreme-star/>

Extreme, 2008, from *Saudades de Rock*. Solo by *Nuno Bettencourt*.

The comeback-album opener, featuring a punchy, melodic solo that recalls the band's early-90s peak.

Star by Extreme is #15 in our ranking of the best Extreme guitar solos. The solo is played by Nuno Bettencourt and the song was released in 2008.

## In our lists

- [The Best Extreme Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/extreme-guitar-solos/) — #15

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Star?

Nuno Bettencourt played the solo on Extreme's Star (2008).

---

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/)