# Resolution guitar solo > John McLaughlin's guitar solo on Resolution by Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973). From the album Birds of Fire. Played on a Gibson EDS-1275. Canonical URL: Mahavishnu Orchestra, 1973, from *Birds of Fire*. Solo by *John McLaughlin*. A brief, climbing crescendo capped by McLaughlin's screaming high-register lead. Resolution by Mahavishnu Orchestra is #17 in our ranking of the best John McLaughlin guitar solos. The solo is played by John McLaughlin and the song was released in 1973. ## In our lists - [The Best John McLaughlin Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/john-mclaughlin-guitar-solos/) — #17 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Resolution? John McLaughlin played the solo on Mahavishnu Orchestra's Resolution (1973). ### What guitar was used on the Resolution solo? A gibson eds-1275, 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/)