# The Messiah Will Come Again guitar solo

> The guitar solo on The Messiah Will Come Again by Roy Buchanan (1972). From the album Roy Buchanan. Ranked #355 of all time across 80 lists.

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Roy Buchanan, 1972, from *Roy Buchanan*. Solo by *Roy Buchanan*.

Buchanan's volume swells, pinch harmonics and spoken intro make this Telecaster slow burn a study in dynamics.

Roy Buchanan opens this instrumental with a spoken introduction, then lets his Telecaster do the rest. The piece is a slow, hymn-like build, and Buchanan treats it as a study in dynamics, using volume swells so notes seem to rise out of nowhere and pinch harmonics that squeal above the melody. He moves from near-whispers to ferocious runs without ever losing the mournful theme. Buchanan was a player other guitarists revered for exactly this kind of control, and the track is still a go-to example of how expressive a Telecaster can be. Listen for the swells in the opening minutes, where the attack of each note disappears and the guitar sounds almost like a violin.

The Messiah Will Come Again by Roy Buchanan is ranked #355 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Roy Buchanan and the song was released in 1972. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #49 (Gibson.com (via Georgia Straight)).

## In our lists

- [The 25 Greatest Blues Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/blues/) — #21
- [The Best Roy Buchanan Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/roy-buchanan-guitar-solos/) — #1
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1972](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1972/) — #11
- [The Greatest Telecaster Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/telecaster-solos/) — #3
- [The Saddest Guitar Solos Ever Recorded](https://greatestsolos.com/list/saddest-guitar-solos/) — #12

## Sources

- [Gibson.com (via Georgia Straight): Gibson.com's Top 50 Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.straight.com/blogra/gibsoncom-picks-top-50-guitar-solos-all-time) — #49

### Who played the guitar solo on The Messiah Will Come Again?

Roy Buchanan played the solo on Roy Buchanan's The Messiah Will Come Again (1972).

### What guitar was used on the The Messiah Will Come Again solo?

A fender telecaster, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does The Messiah Will Come Again rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#355 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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