# Brush with the Blues guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Brush with the Blues by Jeff Beck (1999). From the album Who Else!. Ranked #401 of all time across 80 lists.

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Jeff Beck, 1999, from *Who Else!*. Solo by *Jeff Beck*.

Beck plays a slow blues fingerstyle, using the whammy bar for vocal cries in one of his most admired late-career performances.

Brush with the Blues by Jeff Beck is ranked #401 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Jeff Beck and the song was released in 1999. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #39 (Guitar Tricks).

## In our lists

- [The Best Jeff Beck Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/jeff-beck-guitar-solos/) — #12
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1999](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1999/) — #5

## Sources

- [Guitar Tricks: 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/200-Best-Guitar-Solos-of-All-Time) — #39

### Who played the guitar solo on Brush with the Blues?

Jeff Beck played the solo on Jeff Beck's Brush with the Blues (1999).

### What guitar was used on the Brush with the Blues solo?

A fender stratocaster, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Brush with the Blues rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#401 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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