# Southbound guitar solo > Dickey Betts's guitar solo on Southbound by The Allman Brothers Band (1973) starts at about 1:04. From the album Brothers and Sisters. Canonical URL: The Allman Brothers Band, 1973, from *Brothers and Sisters*. Solo by *Dickey Betts*. A driving blues-rock shuffle with a biting, energetic solo. Betts carries the lead role after Duane's death with confidence. Southbound by The Allman Brothers Band is #7 in our ranking of the best Dickey Betts guitar solos. The solo is played by Dickey Betts and the song was released in 1973. ## In our lists - [The Best Dickey Betts Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/dickey-betts-guitar-solos/) — #7 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Southbound? Dickey Betts played the solo on The Allman Brothers Band's Southbound (1973). ### What guitar was used on the Southbound 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/)