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K. Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Cigarettes After Sex

Cigarettes After Sex · 2010s+ · other

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Original Recording

Guitar
Parker Fly Electric Guitar
Pickups
Parker Fly stock humbuckers
Amp
Epiphone Blues Custom 30W 2x12 Combo Amp
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, 2017. Gear confirmed for Cigarettes After Sex's debut album era. Pedalboard and amp confirmed by Equipboard and live photos from the same year. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section of 'K.'

Amp Settings

Mids
6.5
Bass
6
Gain
3
Reverb
7.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
5.5

Effects Chain

  • Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff Pi · fuzz
  • Boss DD-3 Digital Delay · delay
  • Neunaber Stereo Wet Reverb · reverb

Parker Fly Electric Guitar → Electro-Harmonix Nano Big Muff Pi → Boss DD-3 Digital Delay → Neunaber Stereo Wet Reverb → Epiphone Blues Custom 30W 2x12 Combo Amp

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Tone Character

  • lush and ambient
  • smooth sustained notes
  • soft attack
  • warm and rounded highs
  • dreamy reverb tail
  • gentle pick dynamics
  • slightly overdriven edge
  • clear note separation
  • subtle delay repeats
  • no harshness or aggressive fuzz

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No direct studio knob settings found; amp and pedal models confirmed by multiple sources for this era. Settings estimated based on genre, amp type, and live pedalboard evidence.
  • ⚠️Parker Fly and Epiphone Blues Custom 30 confirmed for this era, but pickup selector not explicitly stated; neck pickup inferred from tone and typical CAS lead sound.
  • ⚠️Pedal settings not found; effect types and models confirmed by multiple sources and audible in recording.
  • ⚠️No evidence of chorus, flanger, or phaser in the solo section; only reverb, delay, and mild fuzz/distortion are present.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. The solo in 'K.' features a clean, dreamy, and slightly warm tone with lush ambient reverb, typical of Greg Gonzalez's style and the band's shoegaze/dream pop influences. The amp is set just above clean with rounded mids, balanced bass, and smooth treble, while reverb is prominent for the signature atmospheric sound.

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