# Ready to Rock guitar solo > The guitar solo on Ready to Rock by Michael Schenker Group (1981) starts at about 2:32. From the album MSG. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Michael Schenker Group, 1981, from *MSG*. Solo by *Michael Schenker*. A hard-driving opener that finds Schenker ripping through a concise, fiery lead break. Ready to Rock by Michael Schenker Group is #12 in our ranking of the best Michael Schenker Group guitar solos. The solo is played by Michael Schenker and the song was released in 1981. ## In our lists - [The Best Michael Schenker Group Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/michael-schenker-group-guitar-solos/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Ready to Rock? Michael Schenker played the solo on Michael Schenker Group's Ready to Rock (1981). ### What guitar was used on the Ready to Rock 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/)