# Rev It Up and Go guitar solo

> Brian Setzer's guitar solo on Rev It Up and Go by Stray Cats (1981) starts at about 1:03. From the album Gonna Ball. A rockabilly classic from the 1980s.

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Stray Cats, 1981, from *Gonna Ball*. Solo by *Brian Setzer*.

A full-throttle hot-rod number where Setzer's lightning single-note runs lead the charge.

Rev It Up and Go by Stray Cats is #6 in our ranking of the best Stray Cats guitar solos. The solo is played by Brian Setzer and the song was released in 1981.

## In our lists

- [The Best Stray Cats Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/stray-cats-guitar-solos/) — #6

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Rev It Up and Go?

Brian Setzer played the solo on Stray Cats's Rev It Up and Go (1981).

### What guitar was used on the Rev It Up and Go solo?

A gretsch 6120 through a Fender Bassman amp, according to widely reported accounts.

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