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Maggot Brain (Live) Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Funkadelic
Funkadelic · 1970s · rock
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s, as used by Eddie Hazel and Michael Hampton live)
Pickups
Humbucker (Gibson stock, likely T-Top or PAF-style)
Amp
Music Man HD-130 4x10 Combo (used by Funkadelic live in the late 1970s/early 1980s)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Live performance, late 1970s-early 1980s era. Michael Hampton (Kidd Funkadelic) played the solo live after Eddie Hazel's departure. Gear is based on live photos, interviews, and period-correct Funkadelic live setups. Studio version used different gear (Hazel, Marshall stack), but live versions are typically Les Paul or ES-335 into Music Man HD-130 with pedalboard. No evidence of Strat or Firebird for this era's live solos.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain5.5
Reverb4
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Dunlop Cry Baby Wah · wah
- Fuzz pedal (model unknown, likely Maestro FZ-1A or similar vintage fuzz) · fuzz
- Delay pedal (model unknown, likely analog or tape-style) · delay
Guitar → Wah → Fuzz → Delay → Music Man HD-130 (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- liquid, vocal-like phrasing
- expressive wah sweeps
- smooth fuzz saturation
- rich midrange presence
- warm, rounded highs
- dynamic touch response
- long, ambient delay trails
- open, airy reverb
- soulful bends and vibrato