# Little Red Corvette guitar solo

> Dez Dickerson's guitar solo on Little Red Corvette by Prince (1983) starts at about 2:25. From the album 1999. Ranked #188 of all time across 80 lists.

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Prince, 1983, from *1999*. Solo by *Dez Dickerson*.

Dickerson's compact rock solo gives Prince's crossover single a jolt of arena grit right when the song needs it.

Little Red Corvette is a slow-burning pop song for most of its length, and Dez Dickerson's solo arrives just as it needs a kick. It is compact and direct, with a rock tone and short, punchy phrases that bring an arena feel to Prince's synth-heavy arrangement. The break helped the single cross over to rock audiences, showing that Prince's music could hold its own on rock radio. Dickerson keeps it tight, building quickly and getting out before it overstays. Listen for how the solo raises the energy right before the song's final section, and for how the guitar tone cuts through the smooth keyboards to give the track a burst of grit.

Little Red Corvette by Prince is ranked #188 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Dez Dickerson and the song was released in 1983. It appears on 3 lists, placing as high as #64 (Bombay Lives (Substack)).

## In our lists

- [The Road Trip 50](https://greatestsolos.com/list/road-trip/) — #39
- [The 25 Greatest Pop Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/pop/) — #5
- [Short & Perfect](https://greatestsolos.com/list/short/) — #19
- [The Best Prince Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/prince-guitar-solos/) — #15
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1983](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1983/) — #6
- [Pop Songs You Didn't Know Had a Guitar Solo](https://greatestsolos.com/list/pop-songs-with-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

- [Bombay Lives (Substack): 100 Greatest Guitar Solos](https://bombaylives.substack.com/p/100-greatest-guitar-solos) — #64
- [Topito (now 10h26.com): Top 100 des plus grands solos de guitare de l'histoire (Benoit Floyd)](https://www.10h26.com/top-100-des-plus-grands-solos-de-guitare) — #64
- [Guitar Tricks: 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.guitartricks.com/blog/200-Best-Guitar-Solos-of-All-Time) — #89

### Who played the guitar solo on Little Red Corvette?

Dez Dickerson played the solo on Prince's Little Red Corvette (1983).

### Where does Little Red Corvette rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#188 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 3 of them.

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