Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero
Mark Knopfler, 1983, from Local Hero. Solo by Mark Knopfler.
His film-score theme's soaring, sustained Les Paul melody became a stadium singalong and his concert closer.
Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero by Mark Knopfler is #8 in our ranking of the best Mark Knopfler guitar solos. The solo is played by Mark Knopfler and the song was released in 1983.
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Who played the guitar solo on Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero?
Mark Knopfler played the solo on Mark Knopfler's Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero (1983).
What guitar was used on the Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero solo?
A gibson les paul, according to widely reported accounts.