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Going Underground

The Jam · 1980 · solo by Paul Weller
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Going Underground

The Jam, 1980, from Going Underground (single). Solo by Paul Weller.

The chart-topping single's guitar break is lean and aggressive, driving the song's anger forward.

Going Underground by The Jam is #2 in our ranking of the best The Jam guitar solos. The solo is played by Paul Weller and the song was released in 1980.

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    Who played the guitar solo on Going Underground?

    Paul Weller played the solo on The Jam's Going Underground (1980).

    What guitar was used on the Going Underground solo?

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