# Mariana Trench guitar solo > The guitar solo on Mariana Trench by Nita Strauss (2018). From the album Controlled Chaos. Played on an Ibanez JIVA. A heavy metal classic from the 2010s. Canonical URL: Nita Strauss, 2018, from *Controlled Chaos*. Solo by *Nita Strauss*. A standout of her debut, built around dazzling tapping runs and a memorable, soaring melody. It balances shred with genuine songwriting. Mariana Trench by Nita Strauss is #1 in our ranking of the best Nita Strauss guitar solos. The solo is played by Nita Strauss and the song was released in 2018. ## In our lists - [The Best Nita Strauss Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/nita-strauss-guitar-solos/) — #1 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2018](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2018/) — #6 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Mariana Trench? Nita Strauss played the solo on Nita Strauss's Mariana Trench (2018). ### What guitar was used on the Mariana Trench solo? An ibanez jiva, 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/)