# Double Whammy guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Double Whammy by Lonnie Mack (1985). From the album Strike Like Lightning. Played on a Gibson Flying V. A blues classic from the 1980s.

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Lonnie Mack, 1985, from *Strike Like Lightning*. Solo by *Lonnie Mack & Stevie Ray Vaughan*.

Mack and co-producer Stevie Ray Vaughan trade vibrato-heavy licks in a warm tribute from student to master.

Double Whammy by Lonnie Mack is #8 in our ranking of the best Lonnie Mack guitar solos. The solo is played by Lonnie Mack & Stevie Ray Vaughan and the song was released in 1985.

## In our lists

- [The Best Lonnie Mack Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/lonnie-mack-guitar-solos/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Double Whammy?

Lonnie Mack & Stevie Ray Vaughan played the solo on Lonnie Mack's Double Whammy (1985).

### What guitar was used on the Double Whammy solo?

A gibson flying v, according to widely reported accounts.

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