# Dream guitar solo > John McLaughlin's guitar solo on Dream by Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973). From the album Between Nothingness & Eternity. Ranked #413 of all time across 80 lists. Canonical URL: Mahavishnu Orchestra, 1973, from *Between Nothingness & Eternity*. Solo by *John McLaughlin*. This sprawling live piece from Central Park contains an extended guitar and violin duel that pushes both players to the edge. McLaughlin's playing is raw, adventurous and completely uninhibited. Dream by Mahavishnu Orchestra is ranked #413 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by John McLaughlin and the song was released in 1973. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #44 (Digital Dream Door). ## In our lists - [The Best Mahavishnu Orchestra Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/mahavishnu-orchestra-guitar-solos/) — #7 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1973](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1973/) — #19 ## Sources - [Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_guitarsolo.html) — #44 ### Who played the guitar solo on Dream? John McLaughlin played the solo on Mahavishnu Orchestra's Dream (1973). ### What guitar was used on the Dream solo? A gibson ems-1275 through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts. ### Where does Dream rank among the greatest guitar solos? #413 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them. --- 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/)