# Double Crossing Time guitar solo

> Eric Clapton's guitar solo on Double Crossing Time by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (1966) starts at about 1:23. Ranked #483 of all time across 80 lists.

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John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, 1966, from *Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton*. Solo by *Eric Clapton*.

A slow blues co-written by Clapton, whose solo mixes Buddy Guy aggression with tight vibrato.

Double Crossing Time by John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers is ranked #483 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Eric Clapton and the song was released in 1966. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #88 (Magazyn Gitarzysta).

## In our lists

- [The Best John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/john-mayall-and-the-bluesbreakers-guitar-solos/) — #8
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1966](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1966/) — #7

## Sources

- [Magazyn Gitarzysta: 100 solówek wszech czasów \[100 solos of all time\]](https://magazyngitarzysta.pl/muzyka/wywiady/1928-100-solowek-wszech-czasow) — #88

### Who played the guitar solo on Double Crossing Time?

Eric Clapton played the solo on John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers's Double Crossing Time (1966).

### What guitar was used on the Double Crossing Time solo?

A gibson les paul standard through a Marshall Bluesbreaker amp, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Double Crossing Time rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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

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