# Scapegoat Blues guitar solo > The guitar solo on Scapegoat Blues by Jimmy Herring (2008). From the album Lifeboat. Played on a Paul Reed Smith. A fusion classic from the 2000s. Canonical URL: Jimmy Herring, 2008, from *Lifeboat*. Solo by *Jimmy Herring*. The opener of his solo debut is a greasy, funky blues where Herring's fluid, horn-like phrasing and chromatic outside lines are on full display. It's the definitive introduction to his solo voice. Scapegoat Blues by Jimmy Herring is #1 in our ranking of the best Jimmy Herring guitar solos. The solo is played by Jimmy Herring and the song was released in 2008. ## In our lists - [The Best Jimmy Herring Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/jimmy-herring-guitar-solos/) — #1 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2008](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2008/) — #7 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Scapegoat Blues? Jimmy Herring played the solo on Jimmy Herring's Scapegoat Blues (2008). ### What guitar was used on the Scapegoat Blues solo? A paul reed smith, 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/)