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Solo Tone

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Billy Joel

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1970 Fender Telecaster (with custom out-of-phase switch, but not used for this solo)
Amp1965 Fender Super Reverb

Amp Settings

gain5.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1979-1980 (Glass Houses sessions). Russell Javors played the solo. No evidence of pedal use for the solo; amp was main source of tone. Javors used his 1970 Telecaster as his main studio guitar for Billy Joel in this era, and preferred the Super Reverb for recording. No explicit mention of pedals or effects for this solo in any source.

Tone Character(10)
bright and bitingclassic Telecaster bridge snapslightly gritty crunchclear and articulatetight midrange punchdynamic and touch-sensitivemodest natural reverbno audible modulationpresent but not harsh trebleopen, uncompressed feel

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate-level phrasing, dynamic picking, and expressive bends, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.

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