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Alive Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender American 1959 Stratocaster Sunburst
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (original 1959 spec)
Amp
Marshall JCM800 head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet (studio, 1991 era)
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording, 1991, 'Ten' album. Mike McCready primarily used his '59 Strat for the clean and solo sections. Amp was a Marshall JCM800 head into a Marshall 4x12 cab. No evidence of Fender amps on the solo section. Settings and effects are for the studio version, not live.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer · overdrive
Fender Stratocaster → Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer (low gain, if used) → Marshall JCM800 head → Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- glassy highs
- clear note separation
- slightly compressed
- dynamic picking response
- warm low end
- minimal breakup
- studio clarity
- notable reverb ambience
- classic rock clean