# Pride of Man guitar solo > John Cipollina's guitar solo on Pride of Man by Quicksilver Messenger Service (1968) starts at about 2:11. From the album Quicksilver Messenger Service. Canonical URL: Quicksilver Messenger Service, 1968, from *Quicksilver Messenger Service*. Solo by *John Cipollina*. Cipollina's shimmering, trilling fills make this apocalyptic Hamilton Camp song the band's signature studio cut. Pride of Man by Quicksilver Messenger Service is #5 in our ranking of the best Quicksilver Messenger Service guitar solos. The solo is played by John Cipollina and the song was released in 1968. ## In our lists - [The Best Quicksilver Messenger Service Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/quicksilver-messenger-service-guitar-solos/) — #5 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Pride of Man? John Cipollina played the solo on Quicksilver Messenger Service's Pride of Man (1968). ### What guitar was used on the Pride of Man solo? A gibson sg through a Standel 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/)