# Polar Nights guitar solo > Uli Jon Roth's guitar solo on Polar Nights by Scorpions (1976) starts at about 3:51. From the album Virgin Killer. A hard rock classic from the 1970s. Canonical URL: Scorpions, 1976, from *Virgin Killer*. Solo by *Uli Jon Roth*. Roth's own Hendrix-drenched showcase, sung by him, with swirling, wild lead guitar. Polar Nights by Scorpions is #5 in our ranking of the best Uli Jon Roth guitar solos. The solo is played by Uli Jon Roth and the song was released in 1976. ## In our lists - [The Best Uli Jon Roth Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/uli-jon-roth-guitar-solos/) — #5 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Polar Nights? Uli Jon Roth played the solo on Scorpions's Polar Nights (1976). ### What guitar was used on the Polar Nights 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/)