# Crossroads guitar solo > The guitar solo on Crossroads by John Mayer (2009) starts at about 1:02. From the album Battle Studies. Played on a Fender Stratocaster. Canonical URL: John Mayer, 2009, from *Battle Studies*. Solo by *John Mayer*. A compact, modern reimagining of the Robert Johnson and Clapton classic with a punchy, economical solo break. Crossroads by John Mayer is #9 in our ranking of the best John Mayer guitar solos. The solo is played by John Mayer and the song was released in 2009. ## In our lists - [The Best John Mayer Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/john-mayer-guitar-solos/) — #9 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Crossroads? John Mayer played the solo on John Mayer's Crossroads (2009). ### What guitar was used on the Crossroads 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/)