# Talk to Ya Later guitar solo

> Steve Lukather's guitar solo on Talk to Ya Later by The Tubes (1981) starts at about 2:28. From the album The Completion Backward Principle.

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The Tubes, 1981, from *The Completion Backward Principle*. Solo by *Steve Lukather*.

Lukather co-wrote the song and played both of its solos, bringing Toto-level firepower to the Tubes. Sharp, punchy and very 1981.

Talk to Ya Later by The Tubes is #8 in our ranking of the best Steve Lukather guitar solos. The solo is played by Steve Lukather and the song was released in 1981.

## In our lists

- [The Best Steve Lukather Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/steve-lukather-guitar-solos/) — #8
- [Session Players' Greatest Solos: The Hired Guns Behind the Hits](https://greatestsolos.com/list/session-guitarists-greatest-solos/) — #14

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Talk to Ya Later?

Steve Lukather played the solo on The Tubes's Talk to Ya Later (1981).

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