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Solo Tone
Bones
Imagine Dragons
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Professional or Deluxe, as seen in live performances and typical for Imagine Dragons' guitarist Wayne Sermon in this era)
AmpFender Hot Rod Deluxe III (most commonly used by Wayne Sermon for clean tones in studio/live, no evidence of Marshall or Vox for clean sections)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2021-2022 (Mercury - Act 1 sessions). No evidence of pedal use for clean solo; amp likely set for pristine clean. No explicit studio documentation found, but live and session context supports this setup.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyarticulate and cleartight attackslightly scooped midsmodern pop/rock cleandynamic and touch-sensitiveminimal breakupsubtle ambience from reverbcrisp high endstudio-polished
Difficulty
The solo requires clean, articulate picking and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Professional or Deluxe, as seen in live performances and typical for Imagine Dragons' guitarist Wayne Sermon in this era)
AmpFender Hot Rod Deluxe III (most commonly used by Wayne Sermon for clean tones in studio/live, no evidence of Marshall or Vox for clean sections)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2021-2022 (Mercury - Act 1 sessions). No evidence of pedal use for clean solo; amp likely set for pristine clean. No explicit studio documentation found, but live and session context supports this setup.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyarticulate and cleartight attackslightly scooped midsmodern pop/rock cleandynamic and touch-sensitiveminimal breakupsubtle ambience from reverbcrisp high endstudio-polished
Difficulty
The solo requires clean, articulate picking and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages, making it accessible to intermediate players.