# Children of the Revolution guitar solo > Marc Bolan's guitar solo on Children of the Revolution by T. Rex (1972) starts at about 1:33. From the album non-album single. Played on a Gibson Les Paul. Canonical URL: T. Rex, 1972, from *non-album single*. Solo by *Marc Bolan*. A slow, menacing stomp whose thick guitar tone and simple lead lines give it lasting weight. Children of the Revolution by T. Rex is #8 in our ranking of the best T. Rex guitar solos. The solo is played by Marc Bolan and the song was released in 1972. ## In our lists - [The Best T. Rex Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/t-rex-guitar-solos/) — #8 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Children of the Revolution? Marc Bolan played the solo on T. Rex's Children of the Revolution (1972). ### What guitar was used on the Children of the Revolution solo? A gibson les paul, according to widely reported accounts. --- 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/)