Going Down guitar solo
Freddie King, 1971, from Getting Ready.... Solo by Freddie King.
Tough, riff-driven blues-rock with Leon Russell's piano pushing King into biting, aggressive leads. It is the track that introduced him to the rock generation.
Going Down by Freddie King is ranked #340 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Freddie King and the song was released in 1971. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #54 (Rolling Stone).
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Who played the guitar solo on Going Down?
Freddie King played the solo on Freddie King's Going Down (1971).
What guitar was used on the Going Down solo?
A gibson es-345, according to widely reported accounts.
Where does Going Down rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#340 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.