Solo Tone

You Should Probably Leave

Chris Stapleton

Guitarcountry2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely 1960s reissue or vintage, sunburst, as seen in live and promo photos for this era)

AmpFender 'Brownface' Princeton Amp 6G2 (1961-1963)

PickupsFender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2020-2021 era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section. Amp confirmed by live rig photos and consistent with Stapleton's known studio setup for this album. No explicit pedalboard evidence for this song's solo section.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothslightly compressedtouch-sensitivesinging sustainrounded highsclear note separationdynamic pick attackvintage amp breakupnot heavily saturatedMayer-inspired bluesy lead

Difficulty

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

Sources

Chris Stapleton | Equipboard Songs that sound very similar to Mayer songs : r/JohnMayer Mayer vibes via Chris Stapleton : r/JohnMayer

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