Solo Tone

Way Down We Go

KALEO

Guitarblues2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender American Standard Telecaster (likely, based on live and studio footage and genre conventions)

AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille (likely, based on live footage and genre conventions; no explicit studio confirmation found)

PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups

Amp Settings

gain3

bass6.5

mid6

treble6

reverb5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2015-2016. No explicit confirmation of exact guitar/amp for the clean solo section, but Telecaster into Fender amp is strongly supported by live videos and the song's tone. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean solo.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothclear single-coil articulationslightly ambienttouch-sensitiveopen and airysubtle sustainnot harshdynamic responseslightly compressedno audible distortion

Difficulty

The solo is not technically demanding in terms of speed or complex techniques, but requires good control of dynamics, phrasing, and timing to achieve the expressive, ambient clean tone.

Sources

Way Down We Go guitar solo amp settings : r/guitarlessons - Reddit [QUESTION] How does the lead guitarist of Kaleo achieve ... - Reddit

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