Tone Profile

A searing, modern rock lead guitar tone with plenty of sustain and clarity, cutting through the mix with a slightly aggressive edge. It's articulate for fast passages while maintaining warmth and body for power chords.

Production Credits

Signal Chain

Recording Notes

• The lead guitar sound likely involves a combination of a humbucker-equipped PRS guitar into a high-gain amp like a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier.
• A Shure SM57 microphone is a common choice for capturing the aggressive and mid-focused tone of the amp.
• An overdrive pedal such as the Ibanez TS808 is likely used to push the amp into further saturation and add sustain for lead lines.
• The final tone is achieved with post processing using EQ and compression.

Recreation Tips

• Start with a PRS-style guitar or similar humbucker-equipped instrument.
• Use a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amp model or similar high-gain amplifier.
• Introduce a TS808 Tube Screamer pedal (or a similar overdrive) with the drive set low to mid to push the amp harder.
• Use a Shure SM57 or similar dynamic microphone on the cabinet, positioned slightly off-axis.
• In your DAW, use a high-pass filter to remove unwanted low-end rumble, and slightly boost the upper mids for clarity and bite.
• Apply compression to even out the dynamics and add sustain.

Original Gear

• Paul Reed Smith Custom 24(guitar)
• Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier(amp)
• Shure SM57(mic)
• Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer(pedal)