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Solo Tone
Notion
Kings of Leon
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-137
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (Only by the Night album). Guitar and amp confirmed for Kings of Leon's studio tones of this era; AC30 'chime' and ES-137 mentioned in forum and Guitar World sources. Settings from Guitar World are for studio context.
Tone Character(10)
chiming upper midscrunchy but controlled overdrivemelodic and singing lead linesslightly compressed attackopen-string resonancemoderate sustainarticulate note separationtouch of reverb for spacetight, focused lowsdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The solo is melodic and follows chord tones, requiring precise timing and phrasing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-137
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (Only by the Night album). Guitar and amp confirmed for Kings of Leon's studio tones of this era; AC30 'chime' and ES-137 mentioned in forum and Guitar World sources. Settings from Guitar World are for studio context.
Tone Character(10)
chiming upper midscrunchy but controlled overdrivemelodic and singing lead linesslightly compressed attackopen-string resonancemoderate sustainarticulate note separationtouch of reverb for spacetight, focused lowsdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The solo is melodic and follows chord tones, requiring precise timing and phrasing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.