# Be Above It guitar solo > Kevin Parker's guitar solo on Be Above It by Tame Impala (2012) starts at about 2:30. From the album Lonerism. Played on a Rickenbacker 335. Canonical URL: Tame Impala, 2012, from *Lonerism*. Solo by *Kevin Parker*. A hypnotic, drum-driven opener with layered, echoing guitar textures. The mood is claustrophobic and trance-like. Be Above It by Tame Impala is #12 in our ranking of the best Tame Impala guitar solos. The solo is played by Kevin Parker and the song was released in 2012. ## In our lists - [The Best Tame Impala Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/tame-impala-guitar-solos/) — #12 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Be Above It? Kevin Parker played the solo on Tame Impala's Be Above It (2012). ### What guitar was used on the Be Above It solo? A rickenbacker 335, 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/)