Solo Tone

Panic Attack

Judas Priest

Guitarmetal2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (Richie Faulkner's main studio guitar for Invincible Shield era)

AmpMarshall JCM800 (re-amped in studio, as per Richie Faulkner interview)

PickupsEMG 81/85 active humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8

bass6

mid5.5

treble7.5

reverb1.5

presence6.5

Effects & Signal Chain

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

noise_gateUnknown Noise gate (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2023-2024, Invincible Shield album. Richie Faulkner recorded DIs at home, which were re-amped through Marshall JCM800 and newer EVH heads by producer Andy Sneap. Explorer with EMGs also mentioned, but Les Paul Custom with EMGs is primary for solos. No explicit pedalboard details for this song's solo in sources.

Tone Character(10)

tight and percussivesinging sustainaggressive pick attackhigh-output, modern metal claritywell balanced tonallyscreaming harmonised leadsexplosive fretworkclear note separationhot, saturated distortionslightly scooped mids

Difficulty

The solo features rapid-fire picking, advanced legato, and complex phrasing at high tempo, requiring expert control and stamina.

Sources

“I’ve never been a shredder. I’m never going to out-do Yngwie Malmsteen. I’m more from the Schenker and Blackmore school”: Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner on the secret to headbanger riffs, and half-nailing, half-blagging the Painkiller solo | Guitar World Invincible Shield Guitar Tone : r/judaspriest

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