Help on the Way/Slipknot!
Grateful Dead, 1975, from Blues for Allah. Solo by Jerry Garcia.
The knotty, chromatic 'Slipknot!' section sets Garcia's tense, angular lines against composed ensemble passages, the Dead at their most fusion-leaning.
Help on the Way/Slipknot! by Grateful Dead is #6 in our ranking of the best Grateful Dead guitar solos. The solo is played by Jerry Garcia and the song was released in 1975.
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Who played the guitar solo on Help on the Way/Slipknot!?
Jerry Garcia played the solo on Grateful Dead's Help on the Way/Slipknot! (1975).
What guitar was used on the Help on the Way/Slipknot! solo?
A doug irwin wolf, according to widely reported accounts.