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Answer to the Laundromat Blues Guitar Tone Settings — Albert King
Albert King · 1970s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1959 Gibson Flying V (right-handed, played left-handed, flipped upside down)
Pickups
Gibson PAF humbuckers
Amp
Acoustic Control Corporation 270 head with Acoustic 2x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (flipped orientation, but neck position relative to strings)
Studio recording, 1970 Stax session; 'Answer to the Laundromat Blues' solo section. No evidence of live/tour rig or alternate guitars for this track. No evidence of alternate amp for this session.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass7
Gain5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- sharp, snappy attack
- singing sustain
- fat, vocal-like bends
- touch-sensitive dynamic response
- warm, thick midrange
- slightly gritty edge-of-breakup tone
- clear note separation
- punchy, percussive pick attack
- minimal amp reverb
- no audible delay or modulation