# Vasoline guitar solo > Dean DeLeo's guitar solo on Vasoline by Stone Temple Pilots (1994) starts at about 1:45. From the album Purple. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Stone Temple Pilots, 1994, from *Purple*. Solo by *Dean DeLeo*. Built on an insistent one-note riff, the track's lead break uses slides and stabbing bends to push the tension even further. Vasoline by Stone Temple Pilots is #3 in our ranking of the best Stone Temple Pilots guitar solos. The solo is played by Dean DeLeo and the song was released in 1994. ## In our lists - [The Best Stone Temple Pilots Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/stone-temple-pilots-guitar-solos/) — #3 ## Sources - [Alternative Nation: Top 10 Iconic Guitar Solos Of The 90's](https://www.alternativenation.net/top-10-iconic-guitar-solos-of-the-90s/) — #9 ### Who played the guitar solo on Vasoline? Dean DeLeo played the solo on Stone Temple Pilots's Vasoline (1994). --- 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/)