# Behind My Camel guitar solo

> Andy Summers's guitar solo on Behind My Camel by The Police (1980). From the album Zenyatta Mondatta. Played on a Fender Telecaster.

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The Police, 1980, from *Zenyatta Mondatta*. Solo by *Andy Summers*.

Summers' own Grammy-winning instrumental piles up Eastern-flavoured, dissonant guitar lines.

Behind My Camel by The Police is #10 in our ranking of the best The Police guitar solos. The solo is played by Andy Summers and the song was released in 1980.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Police Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-police-guitar-solos/) — #10

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Behind My Camel?

Andy Summers played the solo on The Police's Behind My Camel (1980).

### What guitar was used on the Behind My Camel solo?

A fender telecaster, according to widely reported accounts.

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