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Solo Tone
Brick By Boring Brick
Paramore
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard, as used by Josh Farro in the studio circa 2009)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (studio recording, 2009 era)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2009. Gear inferred from era, band interviews, and typical Paramore studio setups. No direct source for exact solo gear, but Telecaster and JCM800 are strongly supported for this album's lead tones.
Tone Character(9)
bright and cuttingslightly scooped midsclear note definitionsinging sustainarticulate attackcrunchy distortiontight rhythm articulationbridge pickup claritypop-punk lead sound
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate technique with fast alternate picking, melodic phrasing, and accurate position shifts, but does not reach advanced shred or sweep picking territory.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard, as used by Josh Farro in the studio circa 2009)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (studio recording, 2009 era)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2009. Gear inferred from era, band interviews, and typical Paramore studio setups. No direct source for exact solo gear, but Telecaster and JCM800 are strongly supported for this album's lead tones.
Tone Character(9)
bright and cuttingslightly scooped midsclear note definitionsinging sustainarticulate attackcrunchy distortiontight rhythm articulationbridge pickup claritypop-punk lead sound
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate technique with fast alternate picking, melodic phrasing, and accurate position shifts, but does not reach advanced shred or sweep picking territory.