# Bold as Love guitar solo > The guitar solo on Bold as Love by John Mayer (2006) starts at about 2:40. From the album Continuum. Played on a Fender Stratocaster. Canonical URL: John Mayer, 2006, from *Continuum*. Solo by *John Mayer*. A reverent Hendrix cover whose extended closing solo lets Mayer stretch out, blending Jimi's chordal embellishments with his own clean-toned lyricism. Bold as Love by John Mayer is #6 in our ranking of the best John Mayer guitar solos. The solo is played by John Mayer and the song was released in 2006. ## In our lists - [The Best John Mayer Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/john-mayer-guitar-solos/) — #6 ## Sources - [Far Out Magazine: 10 pop songs with outrageously good guitar solos](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/10-pop-songs-with-outrageously-good-guitar-solos/) ### Who played the guitar solo on Bold as Love? John Mayer played the solo on John Mayer's Bold as Love (2006). ### What guitar was used on the Bold as Love 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/)