# Rule of Thumb guitar solo > The guitar solo on Rule of Thumb 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 medium groove where Scofield stretches out with bluesy, conversational phrasing. It exemplifies his singing, slightly sour tone. Rule of Thumb by John Scofield is #17 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/) — #17 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Rule of Thumb? John Scofield played the solo on John Scofield's Rule of Thumb (1986). ### What guitar was used on the Rule of Thumb 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/)