# Strange Town guitar solo

> Paul Weller's guitar solo on Strange Town by The Jam (1979) starts at about 2:05. From the album Strange Town (single). A punk classic from the 1970s.

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The Jam, 1979, from *Strange Town (single)*. Solo by *Paul Weller*.

Its tense, jagged guitar parts make it one of the band's most propulsive singles.

Strange Town by The Jam is ranked #501 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Paul Weller and the song was released in 1979. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #97 (Magazyn Gitarzysta).

## In our lists

- [The Best The Jam Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-jam-guitar-solos/) — #10
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1979](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1979/) — #15

## Sources

- [Magazyn Gitarzysta: 100 solówek wszech czasów \[100 solos of all time\]](https://magazyngitarzysta.pl/muzyka/wywiady/1928-100-solowek-wszech-czasow) — #97

### Who played the guitar solo on Strange Town?

Paul Weller played the solo on The Jam's Strange Town (1979).

### What guitar was used on the Strange Town solo?

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

### Where does Strange Town rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#501 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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