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Solo Tone

American Woman

Lenny Kravitz

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late 50s reissue or vintage, humbuckers)
AmpMarshall Super Lead (Plexi, likely 1959SLP or similar vintage reissue)

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1998-1999 for the album '5'. Gear inferred from era, interviews, and Kravitz's known studio choices for this song. No evidence of Flying V or Strat on this track. Les Paul and Marshall are confirmed as his main studio setup for this era and song. No evidence of amp modelers or non-Marshall amps for this solo.

Tone Character(10)
fuzzy and saturatedsinging sustainthick, midrange-heavyclassic British crunchvocal-like wah sweeptouch-sensitive and dynamicslightly compressedopen and expressivenot overly high-gainaggressive, bluesy phrasing

Difficulty

The solo is moderately challenging due to the need for expressive wah pedal use, sustained bends, and dynamic phrasing, but does not require advanced shred techniques.

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