# Long Live Rock 'n' Roll guitar solo > Ritchie Blackmore's guitar solo on Long Live Rock 'n' Roll by Rainbow (1978) starts at about 1:55. From the album Long Live Rock 'n' Roll. Canonical URL: Rainbow, 1978, from *Long Live Rock 'n' Roll*. Solo by *Ritchie Blackmore*. A fist-pumping anthem whose punchy, melodic solo became a live crowd-pleaser. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll by Rainbow is #14 in our ranking of the best Ritchie Blackmore guitar solos. The solo is played by Ritchie Blackmore and the song was released in 1978. ## In our lists - [The Best Ritchie Blackmore Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/ritchie-blackmore-guitar-solos/) — #14 - [The Best Rainbow Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/rainbow-guitar-solos/) — #8 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Long Live Rock 'n' Roll? Ritchie Blackmore played the solo on Rainbow's Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978). ### What guitar was used on the Long Live Rock 'n' Roll solo? A fender stratocaster through a Marshall 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/)