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Solo Tone
Kiss It Better
Rihanna
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely American Standard or similar, single-coil pickups)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely, based on genre/era/tonality; no direct source confirmation)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2016. No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp, but the solo's clean, glassy, slightly modulated tone is characteristic of a Stratocaster into a Fender clean amp. No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate setups.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and smoothbright but not harshlush reverb tailslightly modulated shimmerarticulate single-note claritywarm low enddynamic and touch-sensitivestudio-polishedsustained melodic phrasingno audible breakup
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate-level phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic control to maintain clarity and musicality with a clean, modulated tone.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely American Standard or similar, single-coil pickups)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely, based on genre/era/tonality; no direct source confirmation)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2016. No direct source confirms exact guitar/amp, but the solo's clean, glassy, slightly modulated tone is characteristic of a Stratocaster into a Fender clean amp. No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate setups.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and smoothbright but not harshlush reverb tailslightly modulated shimmerarticulate single-note claritywarm low enddynamic and touch-sensitivestudio-polishedsustained melodic phrasingno audible breakup
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate-level phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic control to maintain clarity and musicality with a clean, modulated tone.