# The Great Deceiver guitar solo > Robert Fripp's guitar solo on The Great Deceiver by King Crimson (1974) starts at about 1:42. From the album Starless and Bible Black. Canonical URL: King Crimson, 1974, from *Starless and Bible Black*. Solo by *Robert Fripp*. Rapid-fire chromatic guitar runs open a nervy song that captures the mid-1970s lineup's aggressive edge. The Great Deceiver by King Crimson is #17 in our ranking of the best King Crimson guitar solos. The solo is played by Robert Fripp and the song was released in 1974. ## In our lists - [The Best King Crimson Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/king-crimson-guitar-solos/) — #17 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on The Great Deceiver? Robert Fripp played the solo on King Crimson's The Great Deceiver (1974). ### What guitar was used on the The Great Deceiver solo? A gibson les paul custom, 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/)