Solo Tone

Notion

Kings of Leon

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson ES-137

AmpVox AC30

PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock ES-137)

Amp Settings

gain6

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble6

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveUnknown Overdrive pedal (model unknown)

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2008 (Only by the Night album). Guitar and amp confirmed for Kings of Leon's studio tones of this era; AC30 'chime' and ES-137 mentioned in forum and Guitar World sources. Settings from Guitar World are for studio context.

Tone Character(10)

chiming upper midscrunchy but controlled overdrivemelodic and singing lead linesslightly compressed attackopen-string resonancemoderate sustainarticulate note separationtouch of reverb for spacetight, focused lowsdynamic response to picking

Difficulty

The solo is melodic and follows chord tones, requiring precise timing and phrasing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Kings of Leon are one of the biggest rock bands on the planet – learn the twin-guitar style that took them from club stalwarts to stadium royalty | Guitar World Kings of Leon - Fans.. what is this tone? | Guitar Forum

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