# Proto-Cosmos guitar solo

> Allan Holdsworth's guitar solo on Proto-Cosmos by The New Tony Williams Lifetime (1975). From the album Believe It. Played on a Gibson SG.

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The New Tony Williams Lifetime, 1975, from *Believe It*. Solo by *Allan Holdsworth*.

A hard-driving fusion workout where his overdriven lines match Tony Williams's thunderous drumming.

Proto-Cosmos by The New Tony Williams Lifetime is #8 in our ranking of the best Allan Holdsworth guitar solos. The solo is played by Allan Holdsworth and the song was released in 1975.

## In our lists

- [The Best Allan Holdsworth Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/allan-holdsworth-guitar-solos/) — #8

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Proto-Cosmos?

Allan Holdsworth played the solo on The New Tony Williams Lifetime's Proto-Cosmos (1975).

### What guitar was used on the Proto-Cosmos solo?

A gibson sg, according to widely reported accounts.

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