GuitarDistortedSolo
Deep Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil (vintage-style, stock on '57 reissue Stratocaster)
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2203 100W head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1991. Gear confirmed for 'Ten' era by multiple sources; McCready used his '57 Strat and Marshall JCM800 for heavy/distorted tones on the album. No evidence of live or modern digital gear for this recording.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain7
Reverb2
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Fuzz pedal (model unknown, likely Electro-Harmonix Big Muff or similar) · fuzz
Fender '57 Stratocaster → Fuzz pedal (likely Big Muff or similar) → Marshall JCM800 2203 head → Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet (amp spring reverb low)
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Tone Character
- saturated and sustaining
- aggressive upper-midrange bite
- fuzz-like sustain on bends
- cutting, bright attack
- tight low end
- singing, vocal-like phrasing
- dynamic pick attack
- classic Marshall crunch
- raw and expressive
- slightly compressed