# Thunder and Lightning guitar solo > John Sykes's guitar solo on Thunder and Lightning by Thin Lizzy (1983) starts at about 2:30. From the album Thunder and Lightning. Canonical URL: Thin Lizzy, 1983, from *Thunder and Lightning*. Solo by *John Sykes*. John Sykes brought a faster, metal-edged attack, and his solo here pushed the band into NWOBHM territory. Thunder and Lightning by Thin Lizzy is #14 in our ranking of the best Thin Lizzy guitar solos. The solo is played by John Sykes and the song was released in 1983. ## In our lists - [The Best Thin Lizzy Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/thin-lizzy-guitar-solos/) — #14 ## Sources - [DigitalDreamDoor: 200 Greatest Metal Guitar Solos](https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_metal-guitar-solos.html) — #96 ### Who played the guitar solo on Thunder and Lightning? John Sykes played the solo on Thin Lizzy's Thunder and Lightning (1983). ### What guitar was used on the Thunder and Lightning solo? A gibson les paul custom through a Marshall 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/)