# Armed and Ready guitar solo > The guitar solo on Armed and Ready by Michael Schenker Group (1980) starts at about 1:58. From the album The Michael Schenker Group. Canonical URL: Michael Schenker Group, 1980, from *The Michael Schenker Group*. Solo by *Michael Schenker*. A fierce opener whose explosive solo shows Schenker's signature half-cocked wah tone and vocal phrasing. Armed and Ready by Michael Schenker Group is #2 in our ranking of the best Michael Schenker Group guitar solos. The solo is played by Michael Schenker and the song was released in 1980. ## In our lists - [The Best Michael Schenker Group Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/michael-schenker-group-guitar-solos/) — #2 - [The Greatest Wah Pedal Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/wah-pedal-solos/) — #16 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Armed and Ready? Michael Schenker played the solo on Michael Schenker Group's Armed and Ready (1980). ### What guitar was used on the Armed and Ready solo? A gibson flying v 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/)