# Searching with My Good Eye Closed guitar solo

> Kim Thayil's guitar solo on Searching with My Good Eye Closed by Soundgarden (1991) starts at about 4:00. From the album Badmotorfinger.

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Soundgarden, 1991, from *Badmotorfinger*. Solo by *Kim Thayil*.

Psychedelic, droning guitar textures and a menacing solo make it one of Badmotorfinger's heaviest trips.

Searching with My Good Eye Closed by Soundgarden is #12 in our ranking of the best Chris Cornell guitar solos. The solo is played by Kim Thayil and the song was released in 1991.

## In our lists

- [The Best Chris Cornell Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/chris-cornell-guitar-solos/) — #12

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Searching with My Good Eye Closed?

Kim Thayil played the solo on Soundgarden's Searching with My Good Eye Closed (1991).

### What guitar was used on the Searching with My Good Eye Closed solo?

A guild s-100 polara, according to widely reported accounts.

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