# Up the Neck guitar solo

> James Honeyman-Scott's guitar solo on Up the Neck by The Pretenders (1980) starts at about 2:30. From the album Pretenders.

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The Pretenders, 1980, from *Pretenders*. Solo by *James Honeyman-Scott*.

Atmospheric guitar textures and melodic lead lines show his inventive arranging.

Up the Neck by The Pretenders is #9 in our ranking of the best The Pretenders guitar solos. The solo is played by James Honeyman-Scott and the song was released in 1980.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Pretenders Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-pretenders-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Up the Neck?

James Honeyman-Scott played the solo on The Pretenders's Up the Neck (1980).

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