# Friends guitar solo > The guitar solo on Friends by Joe Satriani (1992). From the album The Extremist. Played on an Ibanez JS. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Joe Satriani, 1992, from *The Extremist*. Solo by *Joe Satriani*. An anthemic, sing-along melody delivered with big open tone and an uplifting solo. Friends by Joe Satriani is #11 in our ranking of the best Joe Satriani guitar solos. The solo is played by Joe Satriani and the song was released in 1992. ## In our lists - [The Best Joe Satriani Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/joe-satriani-guitar-solos/) — #11 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Friends? Joe Satriani played the solo on Joe Satriani's Friends (1992). ### What guitar was used on the Friends solo? An ibanez js, 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/)