Solo Tone

Beautiful Things

Benson Boone

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown solidbody electric guitar (exact model not specified in sources)

AmpUnknown (amp model not specified in sources; likely modern high-gain amp or amp sim)

PickupsUnknown (likely standard single-coil or humbucker, model not specified)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid6

treble7

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionUnknown Distortion pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2023-2024. Producer Evan Blair used his default pedalboard with a very distorted sound for the heavy section. No official gear list or amp/pedal models confirmed for the solo section.

Tone Character(10)

very distorted and saturatedharder-edged and aggressivecompressed sustaincutting and present in the mixmodern high-gain charactertight low endarticulate lead linesslight studio ambiencenot fuzzy or vintagenot clean or edge-of-breakup

Difficulty

The solo is not technically complex but requires control of a high-gain, saturated tone and clear articulation in a modern rock context.

Sources

“We made just about every wrong choice you could make in terms of the most surefire way to have success”: Evan Blair on co-writing and producing Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things | MusicRadar

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