Solo Tone

Bring Me to Life

Evanescence

Guitarmetal2000s

Original Gear

GuitarJackson DKMG (likely, as per Ben Moody's known gear for Fallen era)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (most cited for Fallen studio sessions, especially for heavy/solo tones)

PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain7.5

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002-2003. Gear is for the solo section of 'Bring Me to Life' as recorded on the Fallen album. No evidence of pedal use for gain; most distortion from amp. No explicit evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the solo.

Tone Character(10)

singing sustaintight and percussivearticulate lead lineshigh-gain saturationslightly scooped but present midsclear note separationnot overly compressedmoderate reverb for spaceaggressive but controlledmodern nu-metal/alternative metal character

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate-level technique, including clean alternate picking and expressive bends/vibrato, but does not feature advanced shred or complex timing.

Sources

The tone of Ben Moody : r/Evanescence - Reddit Underwhelming amount of info available about their guitarists sound.Guitar tone of 'fallen' : r/Evanescence - Reddit

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