# The Sprawl guitar solo

> Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo's guitar solo on The Sprawl by Sonic Youth (1988) starts at about 3:40. From the album Daydream Nation.

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Sonic Youth, 1988, from *Daydream Nation*. Solo by *Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo*.

The song spreads into a long, hypnotic instrumental passage of intertwined guitars that drifts toward noise.

The Sprawl by Sonic Youth is #2 in our ranking of the best Sonic Youth guitar solos. The solo is played by Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo and the song was released in 1988.

## In our lists

- [The Best Sonic Youth Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/sonic-youth-guitar-solos/) — #2

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on The Sprawl?

Thurston Moore & Lee Ranaldo played the solo on Sonic Youth's The Sprawl (1988).

### What guitar was used on the The Sprawl solo?

A fender jazzmaster, according to widely reported accounts.

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