 Due to Bowie's generally dismissive attitude during the sessions for "The Man Who Sold the World" (1970), Ronson had to craft his solos individually and had very little guidance.However, Bowie had a much better attitude when recording "Hunky Dory" and "Ziggy Stardust", and gave guidance Ronson on what he was looking for.For the album, Ronson used an electric guitar plugged to a 100-watt Marshall amplifier and a wah-wah pedal; Bowie played acoustic rhythm guitar.