# Magic Bus guitar solo

> Pete Townshend's guitar solo on Magic Bus by The Who (1970) starts at about 3:00. From the album Live at Leeds. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear.

Canonical URL: <https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-who-magic-bus/>

The Who, 1970, from *Live at Leeds*. Solo by *Pete Townshend*.

The Leeds version stretches into an extended groove where Townshend's percussive rhythm and bursts of lead ride a building frenzy. It shows how he could turn rhythm guitar into a lead voice.

Magic Bus by The Who is #6 in our ranking of the best Pete Townshend guitar solos. The solo is played by Pete Townshend and the song was released in 1970.

## In our lists

- [The Best Pete Townshend Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/pete-townshend-guitar-solos/) — #6

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Magic Bus?

Pete Townshend played the solo on The Who's Magic Bus (1970).

### What guitar was used on the Magic Bus solo?

A gibson sg special through a Hiwatt amp, according to widely reported accounts.

---

GreatestSolos ranks the greatest guitar solos by consensus across published lists. Agent guide: [llms.txt](https://greatestsolos.com/llms.txt) · [Sitemap](https://greatestsolos.com/sitemap.xml) · [Dataset (CSV)](https://greatestsolos.com/data/greatest-guitar-solos.csv) · [How we rank](https://greatestsolos.com/method/)