# Take No Prisoners guitar solo

> Dave Mustaine's guitar solo on Take No Prisoners by Megadeth (1990) starts at about 1:31. From the album Rust in Peace. A thrash metal classic from the 1990s.

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Megadeth, 1990, from *Rust in Peace*. Solo by *Dave Mustaine*.

A frantic, precise thrash track with short, cutting solos. It shows the tight interplay between Mustaine and Friedman.

Take No Prisoners by Megadeth is #9 in our ranking of the best Dave Mustaine guitar solos. The solo is played by Dave Mustaine and the song was released in 1990.

## In our lists

- [The Best Dave Mustaine Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/dave-mustaine-guitar-solos/) — #9
- [The Best Megadeth Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/megadeth-guitar-solos/) — #10

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Take No Prisoners?

Dave Mustaine played the solo on Megadeth's Take No Prisoners (1990).

### What guitar was used on the Take No Prisoners solo?

A jackson king v through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.

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