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Solo Tone

Interstate Love Song (Early Version)

Stone Temple Pilots

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1978 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Black, rewired controls, P-90s likely swapped for humbuckers for solo)
Amp'50s Supro amp with 10" speaker (studio, both volume and tone at 10)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1993-1994 (Purple sessions). Dean DeLeo stated the Supro amp was used on nearly every song, including 'Interstate Love Song', with both volume and tone at 10. The solo is likely the Les Paul Standard into the Supro, possibly with additional layering. No evidence of live rig (VHT, Demeter, Marshall) being used on the studio solo.

Tone Character(10)
singing sustainmidrange punchchimey top endharmonic richnesstight, focused attackslightly compressed feeldynamic response to pickingclassic rock crunchclear note separationnot overly saturated

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate-level phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic control to achieve the singing sustain and clarity characteristic of Dean DeLeo's style. While not technically extreme, it demands musicality and touch.

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