# Trilogy guitar solo > John McLaughlin's guitar solo on Trilogy by Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973). From the album Between Nothingness & Eternity. A fusion classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: Mahavishnu Orchestra, 1973, from *Between Nothingness & Eternity*. Solo by *John McLaughlin*. A three-part suite captured live, moving from lyrical passages to heated improvisation. McLaughlin's solos show the band's stage fire at its peak. Trilogy by Mahavishnu Orchestra is #8 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/) — #8 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Trilogy? John McLaughlin played the solo on Mahavishnu Orchestra's Trilogy (1973). ### What guitar was used on the Trilogy 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/)