Solo Tone

My Immortal

Evanescence

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Standard (Ben Moody's main studio guitar, 2002-2003 era, as seen in live photos and interviews for Fallen album)

AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (studio amp for Fallen album, confirmed for clean tones in this era)

PickupsEpiphone Alnico Classic humbuckers (stock, passive, dual humbucker configuration)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2002-2003. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean solo section. No pedalboard evidence for this song's clean section. Settings estimated based on typical Marshall clean usage for this genre/era. No evidence of live-specific gear for this part.

Tone Character(10)

warm and roundedsmooth and cleanmellow sustaingentle attackno audible breakupslightly compressedreverb-enhanced spacemelodic and expressiveno modulation or delayneck pickup fullness

Difficulty

This solo is straightforward, melodic, and slow, requiring basic phrasing and clean technique, with no advanced effects or technical challenges.

Sources

Evanescence Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard Underwhelming amount of info available about their guitarists sound.Easy solos to learn? : r/Guitar

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