# Liar guitar solo > Brian May's guitar solo on Liar by Queen (1973) starts at about 3:20. From the album Queen. Played on a Red Special through a Vox AC30 amp. Canonical URL: Queen, 1973, from *Queen*. Solo by *Brian May*. A long, multi-part rocker with heavy riffing and fiery lead work from the debut. Liar by Queen is #19 in our ranking of the best Brian May guitar solos. The solo is played by Brian May and the song was released in 1973. ## In our lists - [The Best Brian May Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/brian-may-guitar-solos/) — #19 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Liar? Brian May played the solo on Queen's Liar (1973). ### What guitar was used on the Liar 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/)