Solo Tone

Black Sheep

Metric

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely, based on era and band member's known gear, but not confirmed for this recording)

AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely, based on genre, era, and typical studio choices for this sound; not confirmed for this recording)

PickupsHumbucker (likely, based on Les Paul Standard)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb3

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2010. No explicit pedal use in solo section per available sources. No official rig rundown for this specific recording. Gear inferred from band’s era and genre.

Tone Character(10)

crunchy and articulatemoderate sustainslightly compressedtight low endpresent upper midsclear note separationdirty picking attacknot overly saturatedsinging lead tonefocused bridge pickup bite

Difficulty

The solo requires clean alternate picking, accurate slides, and good articulation for clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.

Sources

Guitar Tutorial for 'Black Sheep' by Metric - TikTok "Dirty" picking sound : r/Guitar - Reddit There Are No Stupid Bass Questions - Nov. 05 - Reddit You'll wish you knew this amp setup trick when you started - YouTube

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