# Road to Ruin guitar solo

> Paul Gilbert's guitar solo on Road to Ruin by Mr. Big (1991) starts at about 2:10. From the album Lean into It. Played on an Ibanez.

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Mr. Big, 1991, from *Lean into It*. Solo by *Paul Gilbert*.

A high-energy rocker with a solo packed with Gilbert's trademark wide-interval picking runs.

Road to Ruin by Mr. Big is #8 in our ranking of the best Mr. Big guitar solos. The solo is played by Paul Gilbert and the song was released in 1991.

## In our lists

- [The Best Mr. Big Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/mr-big-guitar-solos/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Road to Ruin?

Paul Gilbert played the solo on Mr. Big's Road to Ruin (1991).

### What guitar was used on the Road to Ruin solo?

An ibanez, according to widely reported accounts.

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