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Good Time Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson · 2000s · country
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster (likely Brent Mason's 1967 Telecaster modded with middle pickup)
Pickups
Fender single-coil (bridge), Seymour Duncan Hot Stack (middle), Gibson mini-humbucker (neck)
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (Blackface or Silverface, studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (Telecaster), possibly with middle pickup blended in
Studio recording, 2007. Brent Mason is the likely soloist, using his signature Telecaster with a middle pickup mod. Amp is a Fender Twin Reverb, typical for Nashville studio sessions. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this solo.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass5
Gain3
Reverb4
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Compressor pedal (model unknown, likely Keeley or Boss CS-3) · compression
- Delay pedal (model unknown, slapback style) · delay
Fender Telecaster → Compressor pedal → Delay pedal (slapback) → Fender Twin Reverb (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- bright and twangy
- tight, percussive attack
- articulate and clear note separation
- slight edge-of-breakup
- compressed and punchy
- fast chicken pickin' articulation
- slapback echo effect
- clean with a hint of grit
- dynamic response to picking
- no heavy distortion