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Solo Tone
Comeback Story
Kings of Leon
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-325
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2013 (Mechanical Bull album). Gear confirmed for Kings of Leon's studio work in this era; ES-325 and AC30 are specifically associated with Matthew Followill for lead/solo work. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this solo section.
Tone Character(10)
warm, tube-driven tonebright and articulate lead lineschiming upper midsmelodic, singable phrasingslight grit and breakupopen, airy sustaintouch of ambient reverbclear note separationdynamic response to pickingclassic British crunch
Difficulty
The solo is melodic and follows chord tones, with some open string use and requires good timing and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-325
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2013 (Mechanical Bull album). Gear confirmed for Kings of Leon's studio work in this era; ES-325 and AC30 are specifically associated with Matthew Followill for lead/solo work. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this solo section.
Tone Character(10)
warm, tube-driven tonebright and articulate lead lineschiming upper midsmelodic, singable phrasingslight grit and breakupopen, airy sustaintouch of ambient reverbclear note separationdynamic response to pickingclassic British crunch
Difficulty
The solo is melodic and follows chord tones, with some open string use and requires good timing and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.