# Knock Me Down guitar solo > John Frusciante's guitar solo on Knock Me Down by Red Hot Chili Peppers (1989) starts at about 2:35. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1989. Solo by *John Frusciante*. An early showcase for the teenage Frusciante's fiery, melodic playing. Knock Me Down by Red Hot Chili Peppers is featured in our lists. The solo is played by John Frusciante and the song was released in 1989. ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Knock Me Down? John Frusciante played the solo on Red Hot Chili Peppers's Knock Me Down (1989). --- 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/)