Solo Tone

Brick By Boring Brick

Paramore

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard, as used by Josh Farro in the studio circa 2009)

AmpMarshall JCM800 (studio recording, 2009 era)

PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster bridge pickup, likely Alnico V)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6

mid6

treble7

reverb3

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionBoss Boss DS-1 Distortion (or similar distortion pedal, model not confirmed)

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2009. Gear inferred from era, band interviews, and typical Paramore studio setups. No direct source for exact solo gear, but Telecaster and JCM800 are strongly supported for this album's lead tones.

Tone Character(9)

bright and cuttingslightly scooped midsclear note definitionsinging sustainarticulate attackcrunchy distortiontight rhythm articulationbridge pickup claritypop-punk lead sound

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate technique with fast alternate picking, melodic phrasing, and accurate position shifts, but does not reach advanced shred or sweep picking territory.

Sources

Amp Settings for Still Into You by Paramore (guitars and tone) - Guitar Chalk Tone Settings for Misery Business by Paramore (guitar and amp)Best guitar work? : r/Paramore - Reddit

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