# Penetration guitar solo > James Williamson's guitar solo on Penetration by Iggy and the Stooges (1973) starts at about 2:05. From the album Raw Power. A punk classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: Iggy and the Stooges, 1973, from *Raw Power*. Solo by *James Williamson*. A slinky, sinister groove with eerie guitar lines that ooze danger rather than speed. Penetration by Iggy and the Stooges is #11 in our ranking of the best Iggy and the Stooges guitar solos. The solo is played by James Williamson and the song was released in 1973. ## In our lists - [The Best Iggy and the Stooges Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/iggy-and-the-stooges-guitar-solos/) — #11 - [The Best The Stooges Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-stooges-guitar-solos/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Penetration? James Williamson played the solo on Iggy and the Stooges's Penetration (1973). ### What guitar was used on the Penetration solo? A gibson les paul custom through a Vox AC30 amp, 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/)