# Clinch Mountain Back-Step guitar solo > Clarence White's guitar solo on Clinch Mountain Back-Step by The Kentucky Colonels (1964). From the album Appalachian Swing!. Played on a Martin D-28. Canonical URL: The Kentucky Colonels, 1964, from *Appalachian Swing!*. Solo by *Clarence White*. The album opener sets the tone with White's crisp, driving lead and rhythmic ingenuity. Clinch Mountain Back-Step by The Kentucky Colonels is #3 in our ranking of the best The Kentucky Colonels guitar solos. The solo is played by Clarence White and the song was released in 1964. ## In our lists - [The Best The Kentucky Colonels Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-kentucky-colonels-guitar-solos/) — #3 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Clinch Mountain Back-Step? Clarence White played the solo on The Kentucky Colonels's Clinch Mountain Back-Step (1964). ### What guitar was used on the Clinch Mountain Back-Step solo? A martin d-28, according to widely reported accounts. --- GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)