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Solo Tone
Pretty Boy
The Neighbourhood
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, as seen in live performances and studio photos from the era)
AmpFender Hot Rod Deluxe (most commonly used by The Neighbourhood for clean tones in studio/live, no direct source for Pretty Boy but consistent with band's clean sound)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2020 release (recorded 2019-2020). No official rig rundown for this song/solo; gear inferred from era-appropriate live footage, interviews, and genre conventions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section.
Tone Character(10)
crystal-clear and ambientlush reverb tailbright and articulate highssmooth, slightly scooped midsdelicate single-note phrasingspacious and atmosphericno audible breakup or crunchstudio-polished cleangentle attack with soft pick dynamicssubtle delay repeats
Difficulty
The solo is not technically demanding in terms of speed or advanced techniques, but requires careful control of dynamics, timing, and expressive phrasing to achieve the clean, ambient tone.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, as seen in live performances and studio photos from the era)
AmpFender Hot Rod Deluxe (most commonly used by The Neighbourhood for clean tones in studio/live, no direct source for Pretty Boy but consistent with band's clean sound)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2020 release (recorded 2019-2020). No official rig rundown for this song/solo; gear inferred from era-appropriate live footage, interviews, and genre conventions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section.
Tone Character(10)
crystal-clear and ambientlush reverb tailbright and articulate highssmooth, slightly scooped midsdelicate single-note phrasingspacious and atmosphericno audible breakup or crunchstudio-polished cleangentle attack with soft pick dynamicssubtle delay repeats
Difficulty
The solo is not technically demanding in terms of speed or advanced techniques, but requires careful control of dynamics, timing, and expressive phrasing to achieve the clean, ambient tone.