# Celestial Terrestrial Commuters guitar solo > John McLaughlin's guitar solo on Celestial Terrestrial Commuters by Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973). From the album Birds of Fire. Canonical URL: Mahavishnu Orchestra, 1973, from *Birds of Fire*. Solo by *John McLaughlin*. Compact and playful, it features McLaughlin trading tightly written lines with violin and synth. The precision of the unisons is as impressive as the solos. Celestial Terrestrial Commuters by Mahavishnu Orchestra is #10 in our ranking of the best Mahavishnu Orchestra guitar solos. The solo is played by John McLaughlin and the song was released in 1973. ## In our lists - [The Best Mahavishnu Orchestra Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/mahavishnu-orchestra-guitar-solos/) — #10 - [The Best John McLaughlin Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/john-mclaughlin-guitar-solos/) — #10 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Celestial Terrestrial Commuters? John McLaughlin played the solo on Mahavishnu Orchestra's Celestial Terrestrial Commuters (1973). ### What guitar was used on the Celestial Terrestrial Commuters solo? A gibson ems-1275 through a Marshall amp, 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/)