Solo Tone

Sober to Death

Car Seat Headrest

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard, as referenced by Ethan Ives for this era)

AmpFender Cyber Twin PR393

PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster pickups)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2017 (Twin Fantasy (Face to Face) sessions). Ethan Ives played lead/solo guitar. No pedals used for the solo; overdrive achieved by flipping amp's overdrive switch. No evidence of additional effects or pedals in the solo section. Settings estimated based on amp type, era, and genre. No evidence of effects loop use.

Tone Character(10)

crunchy and dynamicbright and articulatetouch-sensitive breakupprecise note definitionslight amp compressionmoderate sustainopen and airyminimal colorationno pedal colorationresponsive to pick attack

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate skill due to its dynamic picking, articulation, and control of amp-driven crunch without pedal assistance, but does not demand advanced techniques or high speed.

Sources

Car Seat Headrest: Will Toledo Drives Forward - Premier Guitar “I just really needed to play this part as hard as I could, as fast as I could, or my brain would start screaming at me”: Ethan Ives on playing nasty, searching for melody and unleashing “indie Motörhead” energy on Car Seat Headrest’s epic rock opera | MusicRadar

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