# Rough Boys guitar solo > The guitar solo on Rough Boys by Pete Townshend (1980) starts at about 2:30. From the album Empty Glass. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Pete Townshend, 1980, from *Empty Glass*. Solo by *Pete Townshend*. On his solo record, Townshend plays aggressive, choppy guitar with a sharp, modern tone. The ringing, punk-inflected power chords drive the song. Rough Boys by Pete Townshend is #18 in our ranking of the best Pete Townshend guitar solos. The solo is played by Pete Townshend and the song was released in 1980. ## In our lists - [The Best Pete Townshend Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/pete-townshend-guitar-solos/) — #18 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Rough Boys? Pete Townshend played the solo on Pete Townshend's Rough Boys (1980). --- 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/)