# Woodchopper's Ball guitar solo

> Alvin Lee's guitar solo on Woodchopper's Ball by Ten Years After (1968). From the album Undead. Played on a Gibson ES-335. A jazz classic from the 1960s.

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Ten Years After, 1968, from *Undead*. Solo by *Alvin Lee*.

A Woody Herman swing tune that Lee turns into a showcase of jazzy, lightning-fast single-note runs.

Woodchopper's Ball by Ten Years After is #7 in our ranking of the best Ten Years After guitar solos. The solo is played by Alvin Lee and the song was released in 1968.

## In our lists

- [The Best Ten Years After Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/ten-years-after-guitar-solos/) — #7
- [The Best Alvin Lee Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/alvin-lee-guitar-solos/) — #7

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Woodchopper's Ball?

Alvin Lee played the solo on Ten Years After's Woodchopper's Ball (1968).

### What guitar was used on the Woodchopper's Ball solo?

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

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