# Lover (When You're Near Me) guitar solo > The guitar solo on Lover (When You're Near Me) by Les Paul (1948). From the album single. Played on a The Log. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Les Paul, 1948, from *single*. Solo by *Les Paul*. Multiple guitar parts recorded at varied tape speeds create a dazzling, otherworldly sound. It announced Paul's 'new sound' to the world. Lover (When You're Near Me) by Les Paul is #2 in our ranking of the best Les Paul guitar solos. The solo is played by Les Paul and the song was released in 1948. ## In our lists - [The Best Les Paul Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/les-paul-guitar-solos/) — #2 - [The Best Guitar Solos of 1948](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1948/) — #3 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Lover (When You're Near Me)? Les Paul played the solo on Les Paul's Lover (When You're Near Me) (1948). ### What guitar was used on the Lover (When You're Near Me) solo? A the log, 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/)