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Don't Believe a Word
Thin Lizzy · 1976 · solo by Brian Robertson
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Don't Believe a Word guitar solo

Thin Lizzy, 1976, from Johnny the Fox. Solo by Brian Robertson.

Robertson's biting, bluesy break packs a lot of attitude into a song that barely passes two minutes.

Don't Believe a Word by Thin Lizzy is ranked #319 in our consensus of 80 guitar-solo lists. The solo is played by Brian Robertson and the song was released in 1976. It appears on 1 lists, placing as high as #34 (Gibson.com (via Georgia Straight)).

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Who played the guitar solo on Don't Believe a Word?

Brian Robertson played the solo on Thin Lizzy's Don't Believe a Word (1976).

What guitar was used on the Don't Believe a Word solo?

A gibson les paul custom through a Marshall amp, according to widely reported accounts.

Where does Don't Believe a Word rank among the greatest guitar solos?

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