So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
The Byrds, 1967, from Younger Than Yesterday. Solo by Roger McGuinn.
Sharp, stabbing 12-string lines play off Hugh Masekela's trumpet in this sardonic hit.
So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star by The Byrds is #6 in our ranking of the best The Byrds guitar solos. The solo is played by Roger McGuinn and the song was released in 1967.
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Who played the guitar solo on So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star?
Roger McGuinn played the solo on The Byrds's So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star (1967).
What guitar was used on the So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star solo?
A rickenbacker 360/12, according to widely reported accounts.