Slash
Electric Guitar Solo on
So Fine

About

Slash's electric guitar solo is the sole improvisation on this distinctive Use Your Illusion II track, one of the rare Guns N' Roses songs written and sung by bassist Duff McKagan. The thirty-second solo unfolds at a slow 69 BPM in G-flat, creating a markedly different feel from the uptempo material surrounding it on the album. McKagan composed the song as a musical homage to punk rock pioneers, and Slash's solo adapts to this more laid-back context with a restrained, melodic approach that complements the song's languid groove. The relaxed tempo allows for sustained notes and deliberate phrasing, standing in contrast to the high-speed soloing heard elsewhere on the record.

Slash was 25 to 26 years old at the time.