# Classical Gas guitar solo > The guitar solo on Classical Gas by Tommy Emmanuel (1995). From the album Classical Gas. Played on a Maton. Watch from the solo, plus the story and gear. Canonical URL: Tommy Emmanuel, 1995, from *Classical Gas*. Solo by *Tommy Emmanuel*. His dazzling version of Mason Williams's piece became a calling card, packed with fast arpeggios and rhythmic drive. Classical Gas by Tommy Emmanuel is #1 in our ranking of the best Tommy Emmanuel guitar solos. The solo is played by Tommy Emmanuel and the song was released in 1995. ## In our lists - [The Best Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/tommy-emmanuel-guitar-solos/) — #1 - [Top 20 Guitar Solos of 1995](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1995/) — #19 - [The Greatest Australian Rock Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/australian-rock-guitar-solos/) — #9 ## Sources ### Who played the guitar solo on Classical Gas? Tommy Emmanuel played the solo on Tommy Emmanuel's Classical Gas (1995). ### What guitar was used on the Classical Gas solo? A maton, 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/)