Solo Tone

Stillness of Heart

Lenny Kravitz

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (vintage, likely late 50s or early 60s, as per Kravitz's known studio guitars)

AmpVintage tube amp (likely Marshall or Fender, but exact model not confirmed for this song; Kravitz is known for vintage tube amps with minimal processing)

PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb4

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2001 (from the 'Lenny' album). Kravitz is known for plugging vintage Les Pauls straight into vintage tube amps with little to no pedals, especially for solos. No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate guitars for this solo.

Tone Character(10)

warm and expressiveslightly overdriven edge-of-breakupsinging sustaindynamic and touch-sensitiveclear note separationorganic amp-driven breakupsmooth midrangerounded highsfull-bodiedminimal processing

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate-level control of bends, vibrato, and dynamic phrasing, but does not involve fast runs or advanced techniques.

Sources

Lenny Kravitz on blowing Prince's mind with his guitar tone

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