# Street Lethal guitar solo > Paul Gilbert's guitar solo on Street Lethal by Racer X (1986) starts at about 1:55. From the album Street Lethal. Played on an Ibanez. Canonical URL: Racer X, 1986, from *Street Lethal*. Solo by *Paul Gilbert*. The title track's solo mixes sweeps and picked runs over a classic 1980s metal gallop. Street Lethal by Racer X is #9 in our ranking of the best Paul Gilbert guitar solos. The solo is played by Paul Gilbert and the song was released in 1986. ## In our lists - [The Best Paul Gilbert Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/paul-gilbert-guitar-solos/) — #9 - [The Best Racer X Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/racer-x-guitar-solos/) — #7 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Street Lethal? Paul Gilbert played the solo on Racer X's Street Lethal (1986). ### What guitar was used on the Street Lethal solo? An ibanez, 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/)