# Funeral Pyre guitar solo

> Paul Weller's guitar solo on Funeral Pyre by The Jam (1981) starts at about 1:40. From the album Funeral Pyre (single). A punk classic from the 1980s.

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The Jam, 1981, from *Funeral Pyre (single)*. Solo by *Paul Weller*.

A thunderous, chaotic track with a wild, distorted guitar break.

Funeral Pyre by The Jam is #15 in our ranking of the best The Jam guitar solos. The solo is played by Paul Weller and the song was released in 1981.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Jam Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-jam-guitar-solos/) — #15

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Funeral Pyre?

Paul Weller played the solo on The Jam's Funeral Pyre (1981).

### What guitar was used on the Funeral Pyre solo?

A rickenbacker 330 through a Vox AC30 amp, according to widely reported accounts.

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