# Queen of California guitar solo > The guitar solo on Queen of California by John Mayer (2012) starts at about 2:50. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. A rock classic from the 2010s. Canonical URL: John Mayer, 2012. Solo by *John Mayer*. A breezy, Laurel Canyon-flavored song with a warm, country-tinged lead. Queen of California by John Mayer is featured in our lists. The solo is played by John Mayer and the song was released in 2012. ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Queen of California? John Mayer played the solo on John Mayer's Queen of California (2012). --- 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/)