Solo Tone

Wild Thoughts (feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller)

DJ Khaled

Guitarother2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Santana Signature (Carlos Santana's original recording, sampled in 'Wild Thoughts')

AmpMesa/Boogie Mark I (Carlos Santana's amp on 'Maria Maria', which is directly sampled for the solo in 'Wild Thoughts')

PickupsPRS Santana Signature Humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain4

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

The solo guitar in 'Wild Thoughts' is a direct sample/interpolation of Carlos Santana's playing from 'Maria Maria' (1999), not a new performance. The sampled tone is from the studio recording, using Santana's PRS guitar and Mesa/Boogie Mark I amp. Year: 2017 (DJ Khaled release), but original guitar tone is from 1999 studio session.

Tone Character(10)

warm and singing lead tonesmooth sustainslightly overdriven edgemid-forward presenceclear note separationexpressive vibratoLatin-influenced phrasingmild amp reverbno heavy distortionarticulate single-note lines

Difficulty

The solo is technically straightforward but requires expressive phrasing, smooth bends, and a controlled touch to match the sampled Santana feel.

Sources

Wild Thoughts - Wikipedia Is DJ Khaled ripping off Santana? : r/LetsTalkMusic - Reddit [TOMT] [SONG] DJ Khaled - Wild Thoughts Guitar Riff : r/tipofmytongue

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