# Ego Death guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Ego Death by Polyphia ft. Steve Vai (2022). From the album Remember That You Will Die. Ranked #504 of all time across 80 lists.

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Polyphia ft. Steve Vai, 2022, from *Remember That You Will Die*. Solo by *Steve Vai, Tim Henson & Scott LePage*.

Ego Death features Steve Vai as a guest alongside Polyphia's Tim Henson and Scott LePage, and the collision of generations is the point. The Polyphia guitarists bring their clean, intricate, hip-hop-influenced lines, while Vai delivers a solo full of his trademark whammy-bar expression, legato runs and vocal-like phrasing. The different styles complement each other, showing how shred guitar has evolved. The production is crisp and modern, letting each player's tone shine through. It is a fun, virtuosic collaboration. Listen for the handoff to Vai's solo, where the texture shifts from tight, precise patterns to a more expressive, free-flowing lead that stretches and bends each note.

Ego Death by Polyphia ft. Steve Vai is ranked #504 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Steve Vai, Tim Henson & Scott LePage and the song was released in 2022.

## In our lists

- [The Greatest Solo of Every Year](https://greatestsolos.com/list/solo-of-every-year/) — #79
- [2010 to Now](https://greatestsolos.com/list/2010s-now/) — #21
- [Guest Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/guest/) — #8
- [The Best Polyphia Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/polyphia-guitar-solos/) — #3
- [The Best Tim Henson Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/tim-henson-guitar-solos/) — #3
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 2022](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-2022/) — #1
- [The 16 Best Guitar Solos of the 2020s (So Far)](https://greatestsolos.com/list/2020s-guitar-solos/) — #3
- [Guest Guitar Solos on Rock and Metal Records](https://greatestsolos.com/list/guest-guitar-solos-rock-metal/) — #6

## Sources

- [Guitar World: The greatest guitar solos of the 21st century... so far](https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-greatest-guitar-solos-of-the-21st-century-so-far) — #34
- [RAG Music: ギターソロがかっこいい洋楽の名曲まとめ](https://www.ragnet.co.jp/world-cool-guitar-solo-songs)

### Who played the guitar solo on Ego Death?

Steve Vai, Tim Henson & Scott LePage played the solo on Polyphia ft. Steve Vai's Ego Death (2022).

### What guitar was used on the Ego Death solo?

An ibanez, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Ego Death rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#504 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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