# Heartbreak Warfare guitar solo > The guitar solo on Heartbreak Warfare by John Mayer (2009) starts at about 2:45. From the album Battle Studies. Played on a Fender Stratocaster. Canonical URL: John Mayer, 2009, from *Battle Studies*. Solo by *John Mayer*. Atmospheric delay-drenched lead lines and a short, ringing solo showcase Mayer's ear for tone and texture. Heartbreak Warfare by John Mayer is #15 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/) — #15 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Heartbreak Warfare? John Mayer played the solo on John Mayer's Heartbreak Warfare (2009). ### What guitar was used on the Heartbreak Warfare 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/)