# Spoonful guitar solo

> Alvin Lee's guitar solo on Spoonful by Ten Years After (1967) starts at about 4:52. From the album Ten Years After. Played on a Gibson ES-335.

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Ten Years After, 1967, from *Ten Years After*. Solo by *Alvin Lee*.

Willie Dixon's standard given a heavy, guitar-driven treatment with Lee's quick-fire leads.

Spoonful by Ten Years After is #16 in our ranking of the best Ten Years After guitar solos. The solo is played by Alvin Lee and the song was released in 1967.

## In our lists

- [The Best Ten Years After Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/ten-years-after-guitar-solos/) — #16
- [The Best Alvin Lee Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/alvin-lee-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Spoonful?

Alvin Lee played the solo on Ten Years After's Spoonful (1967).

### What guitar was used on the Spoonful solo?

A gibson es-335, according to widely reported accounts.

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