# Blue Matter guitar solo > The guitar solo on Blue Matter by John Scofield (1987). From the album Blue Matter. Played on an Ibanez AS200. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: John Scofield, 1987, from *Blue Matter*. Solo by *John Scofield*. Over Dennis Chambers' ferocious drumming, Scofield unleashes angular fusion lines laced with blues. It defined his late-80s electric band sound. Blue Matter by John Scofield is #3 in our ranking of the best John Scofield guitar solos. The solo is played by John Scofield and the song was released in 1987. ## In our lists - [The Best John Scofield Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/john-scofield-guitar-solos/) — #3 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Blue Matter? John Scofield played the solo on John Scofield's Blue Matter (1987). ### What guitar was used on the Blue Matter solo? An ibanez as200, 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/)