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Solo Tone
I Just Threw out the Love of My Dreams
Weezer
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s or early 1990s Japanese or American Standard, as used by Rivers Cuomo on Pinkerton sessions)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (used by Weezer on Pinkerton sessions, highly likely for this solo)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996 Pinkerton sessions. Gear inferred from era and known Pinkerton studio setup; no explicit solo-specific gear confirmation found.
Tone Character(10)
mid-heavy and saturatedsinging sustainslightly nasal upper midstight and compressed attackclear articulationnot overly brightpresent in the mixclassic Weezer lead tonecrunchy but not high-gainsmooth sustain
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate-level phrasing, bends, and vibrato, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s or early 1990s Japanese or American Standard, as used by Rivers Cuomo on Pinkerton sessions)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (used by Weezer on Pinkerton sessions, highly likely for this solo)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1996 Pinkerton sessions. Gear inferred from era and known Pinkerton studio setup; no explicit solo-specific gear confirmation found.
Tone Character(10)
mid-heavy and saturatedsinging sustainslightly nasal upper midstight and compressed attackclear articulationnot overly brightpresent in the mixclassic Weezer lead tonecrunchy but not high-gainsmooth sustain
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate-level phrasing, bends, and vibrato, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.