# Protocol guitar solo > The guitar solo on Protocol by John Scofield (1986). From the album Still Warm. Played on an Ibanez AS200. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: John Scofield, 1986, from *Still Warm*. Solo by *John Scofield*. A twisting, fast-moving fusion head followed by a solo full of chromatic surprises. His slurred legato and outside intervals are on full display. Protocol by John Scofield is #5 in our ranking of the best John Scofield guitar solos. The solo is played by John Scofield and the song was released in 1986. ## In our lists - [The Best John Scofield Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/john-scofield-guitar-solos/) — #5 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Protocol? John Scofield played the solo on John Scofield's Protocol (1986). ### What guitar was used on the Protocol 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/)