# Freedom guitar solo > The guitar solo on Freedom by Jimi Hendrix (1971) starts at about 1:52. From the album The Cry of Love. Played on a Fender Stratocaster. Canonical URL: Jimi Hendrix, 1971, from *The Cry of Love*. Solo by *Jimi Hendrix*. A funky, syncopated lead that hints at the R&B-rock hybrid Hendrix was chasing in his final year. Freedom by Jimi Hendrix is #12 in our ranking of the best Jimi Hendrix guitar solos. The solo is played by Jimi Hendrix and the song was released in 1971. ## In our lists - [The Best Jimi Hendrix Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/jimi-hendrix-guitar-solos/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Freedom? Jimi Hendrix played the solo on Jimi Hendrix's Freedom (1971). ### What guitar was used on the Freedom solo? A fender stratocaster, 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/)