Bold as Love guitar solo
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, 1967, from Axis: Bold as Love. Solo by Jimi Hendrix.
A majestic closing solo, heavily phased, that builds into one of his most uplifting statements.
Bold as Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience is ranked #139 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Jimi Hendrix and the song was released in 1967. It appears on 5 lists, placing as high as #3 (BLOmiG).
In our lists
- The Best The Jimi Hendrix Experience Guitar Solos — #7
- The Best Jimi Hendrix Guitar Solos — #8
- Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1967 — #5
Sources
- BLOmiG: Les 15 meilleurs solos de guitare du monde — #3
- Radio Beat: 88 kytarových sól na Beatu — #62
- Guitar Solo Legends: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time — Ranked (2026) — #68
- Digital Dream Door: 250 Greatest Rock Guitar Solos — #69
- Acesso Music: Os 10 melhores solos de guitarra da história do rock
Who played the guitar solo on Bold as Love?
Jimi Hendrix played the solo on The Jimi Hendrix Experience's Bold as Love (1967).
What guitar was used on the Bold as Love solo?
A fender stratocaster through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.
Where does Bold as Love rank among the greatest guitar solos?
#139 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 5 of them.