Solo Tone

Run Away from It All

Blackberry Smoke

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

Guitar1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior

AmpGermino Club 40 (Marshall Plexi clone, non-master volume, hand-wired)

PickupsGibson P-90 single coil

Amp Settings

gain6

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

delayWampler Wampler Faux Tape Echo

boostPiedmont Custom Electronics Piedmont Custom Electronics Aluminum Falcon

Notes

Studio recording for 'Run Away from It All' (2021, 'You Hear Georgia'). Charlie Starr's main studio guitar is a '56 Les Paul Junior with a P-90, and his primary amp for Blackberry Smoke records is a Germino Club 40 Plexi clone. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this solo. No studio documentation of pedal use for this specific song, but his core board is well-documented for this era.

Tone Character(10)

punchy midrangeclassic P-90 biteopen British crunchsinging sustaintouch-sensitiveslightly compressed attackwarm and thick overdrivearticulate note separationvintage rock solo characterdynamic response

Difficulty

The solo demands intermediate-level phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic control, but does not require advanced speed or complex techniques.

Sources

Charlie Starr, Blackberry Smoke Guitarist Gear | Equipboard Blackberry Smoke talk rigs, roots and 'Roses | MusicRadar Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr on his greatest gear buys, regrets and why he's an enabler of impulse purchases | Guitar World

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