Scuttle Buttin'
Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1984, from Couldn't Stand the Weather. Solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Scuttle Buttin' is a short, blazing instrumental that shows off Stevie Ray Vaughan's speed, precision and swing. It opens with a rapid-fire run and never really lets up, mixing quick triplet bursts, double-stops and blues licks at breakneck tempo. It owes a debt to Lonnie Mack, one of Vaughan's heroes, but the attack is pure Stevie. Despite its brevity, it's become a benchmark for blues guitarists wanting to test their technique. Listen for how Vaughan's phrasing stays rhythmically locked to the shuffle, even at top speed, and how he packs so many ideas into such a small space without ever sounding cluttered.
Scuttle Buttin' by Stevie Ray Vaughan is ranked #143 in our consensus of 79 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Stevie Ray Vaughan and the song was released in 1984. It appears on 5 lists, placing as high as #67 (Guitar Solo Legends).
In our lists
- The 25 Greatest Blues Guitar Solos — #20
- The 25 Greatest Guitar Instrumentals — #12
- Instrumentals — #18
- Short & Perfect — #12
- Best of Stevie Ray Vaughan — #4
- The Best Stevie Ray Vaughan Guitar Solos — #9
Sources
- Guitar Solo Legends: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — Ranked (2026) — #67
- Guitar Tricks: 200 Best Guitar Solos of All Time — #67
- Bombay Lives (Substack): 100 Greatest Guitar Solos — #83
- Topito (now 10h26.com): Top 100 des plus grands solos de guitare de l'histoire (Benoit Floyd) — #83
- Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos — #132
Who played the guitar solo on Scuttle Buttin'?
Stevie Ray Vaughan played the solo on Stevie Ray Vaughan's Scuttle Buttin' (1984).
What guitar was used on the Scuttle Buttin' solo?
A fender stratocaster, according to widely reported accounts.
Where does Scuttle Buttin' rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#143 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 79 published lists; it appears on 5 of them.