Powderfinger guitar solo
Neil Young & Crazy Horse, 1979, from Rust Never Sleeps. Solo by Neil Young.
Short, cutting melodic solos between verses turn a narrative song into a tragic, cinematic rock epic.
Powderfinger by Neil Young & Crazy Horse is ranked #164 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Neil Young and the song was released in 1979. It appears on 2 lists, placing as high as #22 (Rolling Stone).
In our lists
- The Best Neil Young Guitar Solos — #6
- Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1979 — #4
- The Greatest Canadian Guitar Solos — #9
Sources
- Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — #22
- Paste Magazine: Paste Panel: Our writers' favorite guitar solos ever
Who played the guitar solo on Powderfinger?
Neil Young played the solo on Neil Young & Crazy Horse's Powderfinger (1979).
What guitar was used on the Powderfinger solo?
A gibson les paul (old black) through a Fender Deluxe amp, according to widely reported accounts.
Where does Powderfinger rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#164 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 2 of them.