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Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home Pt.2 - Solo guitar lesson video
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About Home Sweet Home Pt.2 - Solo

The solo section of "Home Sweet Home Pt.2" is where Motley Crue gives Mick Mars space to stretch out over a slow, emotional ballad feel. At 80 BPM in E Standard and D major, the tempo is comfortable enough that every note choice is exposed, meaning sloppy vibrato or rushed bends will stand out immediately. The key challenge here is expressive lead playing: wide, controlled string bends and vocal vibrato that really sing rather than just being technically correct. Mars has a way of sitting slightly behind the beat that gives his phrasing a lazy, confident weight, and that nuance is easy to miss if you only focus on hitting the right pitches. Use the Practice Toolbar to loop the solo slowed down and focus on matching the feel of each bend before you bring it back up to tempo. Hard rock soloing at this tempo rewards patience over speed.

  • Playing in D major over a slow 80 BPM groove demands expressive vibrato and precise string bends, since every note sustains long enough to reveal any weakness.
  • E Standard tuning keeps the bends physically straightforward, so focus your practice energy on the phrasing and emotional weight of each phrase rather than finger strength.
  • Looping the solo slowed down with the Practice Toolbar is especially useful here, as the behind-the-beat phrasing is subtle and hard to absorb at full speed.

How to Play Home Sweet Home Pt.2 - Solo

Tuning: E Standard · Key: D major · Tempo: 80 BPM

Loop each section and focus on clean, even timing rather than speed, with the metronome at 80 BPM.

Fender Stratocaster
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Fender Stratocaster

Mick Mars used custom Fender Stratocasters with humbucker pickups for specific recordings, providing tonal variety beyond his signature Les Paul thickness. The Strat's brighter character offered alternative textures while maintaining the aggressive humbucker-driven attack essential to Motley Crue's sound.

Gibson Les Paul Standard
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Gibson Les Paul Standard

Mars' primary weapon throughout Motley Crue's career, the Les Paul Standard delivered the thick, sustained rhythm tones and warm PAF-style humbucker attack that define the band's heavy metal foundation. Its stock Gibson electronics and natural resonance let the cranked Marshall amp create the signature crunch without additional processing.

Gibson Les Paul Custom
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Gibson Les Paul Custom

Mars' most iconic guitar choice, the black and white Les Paul Customs from the late 70s and 80s provided the dense, aggressive tones that powered Motley Crue's biggest hits. The custom model's weight and construction contributed to the sustained, sludgy rhythm guitar sound that became the band's sonic trademark.

Marshall JCM800
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Marshall JCM800

The core of Mick Mars' legendary tone, his heavily modified JCM800 heads with scooped mids and cranked preamp gain created Motley Crue's characteristic thick, saturated crunch. Driven hard with a Les Paul's humbuckers, this combination produced the warm yet aggressive distortion that defined 80s hair metal.

Soldano SLO-100
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Soldano SLO-100

Mars adopted the Soldano SLO-100 in later years for its smoother, more refined high-gain character compared to the Marshall's rawer saturation. The Soldano's tighter response and cleaner articulation suited Motley Crue's evolution while maintaining the band's heavy, sustain-driven aesthetic.

Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
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Dunlop Cry Baby Wah

Featured prominently on 'Kickstart My Heart' intro and various solos, Mars' Dunlop Cry Baby wah pedal added dynamic expression to his otherwise amp-driven tone. The wah's sweeping character became an iconic texture in Motley Crue's arsenal of lead guitar effects.

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