# In the Crowd guitar solo

> Paul Weller's guitar solo on In the Crowd by The Jam (1978) starts at about 3:00. From the album All Mod Cons. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

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The Jam, 1978, from *All Mod Cons*. Solo by *Paul Weller*.

Ends with a hazy, backwards-guitar psychedelic coda that shows Weller's adventurous side.

In the Crowd by The Jam is #5 in our ranking of the best The Jam guitar solos. The solo is played by Paul Weller and the song was released in 1978.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Jam Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-jam-guitar-solos/) — #5

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on In the Crowd?

Paul Weller played the solo on The Jam's In the Crowd (1978).

### What guitar was used on the In the Crowd solo?

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

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