9. 25 OR 6 TO 4

Chicago

GUITARIST: TERRY KATH (1969)

Wah-drenched ecstasy.

This magazine once described Terry Kath’s “25 or 6 to 4” solo as “Wes — there’s no denying the power of his soloing on the group’s early hit “25 or 6 to 4.” Kath uses his wah generously to add emotion to his lines, giving them at times a frenetic despair. Kath most likely played his Gibson SG Standard, as pictured on ’s inner sleeve, using his favored string set, as revealed to : the high E string from a tenor set and a standard set for the rest, moved down one string (i.e. high E for the B string, B for the G string, and so on).