GuitarDistortedSolo
Sex On Fire Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson ES-325
Pickups
Mini-humbuckers
Amp
Selmer TruVoice Treble-N-Bass Fifty
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2008. Used by Matthew Followill for the solo on 'Sex On Fire'. Amp confirmed by producer Jacquire King for this song. Guitar confirmed by multiple sources for this era and song. Effects include studio rack delay and reverb. No evidence of fuzz or modulation in the solo section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain5
Reverb5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Delay (studio rack, Urei Universal Audio Cooper Time Cube Model 920-16) · delay
Gibson ES-325 (neck pickup, volume/tone rolled back) → Studio rack delay (Urei Cooper Time Cube) → Selmer TruVoice Treble-N-Bass Fifty (plate reverb) → Console
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Tone Character
- warm and slightly gritty
- singing sustain
- ambient and spacious
- clear note separation
- edge-of-breakup crunch
- melodic and expressive
- reverb-heavy lead tone
- not high-gain
- rounded highs
- full-bodied midrange