# Dirt guitar solo

> Ron Asheton's guitar solo on Dirt by The Stooges (1970) starts at about 3:09. From the album Fun House. Ranked #347 of all time across 80 lists.

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The Stooges, 1970, from *Fun House*. Solo by *Ron Asheton*.

A slow, smoldering groove where Asheton's wah solo simmers and moans with a bluesy menace.

Dirt by The Stooges is ranked #347 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Ron Asheton and the song was released in 1970. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #46 (Gibson.com (via Georgia Straight)).

## In our lists

- [The Best Iggy and the Stooges Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/iggy-and-the-stooges-guitar-solos/) — #10
- [The Best The Stooges Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-stooges-guitar-solos/) — #11
- [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1970](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1970/) — #17

## Sources

- [Gibson.com (via Georgia Straight): Gibson.com's Top 50 Guitar Solos of All Time](https://www.straight.com/blogra/gibsoncom-picks-top-50-guitar-solos-all-time) — #46

### Who played the guitar solo on Dirt?

Ron Asheton played the solo on The Stooges's Dirt (1970).

### What guitar was used on the Dirt solo?

A fender stratocaster through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.

### Where does Dirt rank among the greatest guitar solos?

#347 in the GreatestSolos consensus of 80 published lists; it appears on 1 of them.

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