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Start!

The Jam · 1980 · solo by Paul Weller
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Start!

The Jam, 1980, from Sound Affects. Solo by Paul Weller.

The chart-topping single features a psychedelic, backwards-style guitar break inspired by 1960s Beatles experiments.

Start! by The Jam is #4 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 Start!?

    Paul Weller played the solo on The Jam's Start! (1980).

    What guitar was used on the Start! solo?

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