# It's Late guitar solo > Brian May's guitar solo on It's Late by Queen (1977) starts at about 3:25. From the album News of the World. Played on a Red Special through a Vox AC30 amp. Canonical URL: Queen, 1977, from *News of the World*. Solo by *Brian May*. May's solo features an early use of tapping-style techniques in rock. It's Late by Queen is #14 in our ranking of the best Brian May guitar solos. The solo is played by Brian May and the song was released in 1977. ## In our lists - [The Best Brian May Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/brian-may-guitar-solos/) — #14 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on It's Late? Brian May played the solo on Queen's It's Late (1977). ### What guitar was used on the It's Late solo? A red special through a Vox AC30 amp, 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/)