# Wax Simulacra guitar solo

> Omar Rodríguez-López's guitar solo on Wax Simulacra by The Mars Volta (2008) starts at about 2:03. From the album The Bedlam in Goliath.

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The Mars Volta, 2008, from *The Bedlam in Goliath*. Solo by *Omar Rodríguez-López*.

A tight, frantic burst that won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance, packed with stabbing lead lines.

Wax Simulacra by The Mars Volta is #9 in our ranking of the best The Mars Volta guitar solos. The solo is played by Omar Rodríguez-López and the song was released in 2008.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Mars Volta Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-mars-volta-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Wax Simulacra?

Omar Rodríguez-López played the solo on The Mars Volta's Wax Simulacra (2008).

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