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Make a Little Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Midland
Midland · 2010s+ · country
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Kirk Sand Custom Nylon String Acoustic/Electric
Pickups
Undisclosed piezo pickup (stock Kirk Sand configuration)
Amp
1962 Fender Bassman 6G6A (single 12" JBL tone ring speaker)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (piezo, acoustic-electric)
Gear confirmed as owned and used by Jess Carson of Midland, but no direct evidence ties this exact guitar/amp to the 'Make a Little' solo recording. No studio documentation found for the solo section. Settings and effects inferred from genre, era, and typical country studio practices. Studio recording, 2017.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5
Gain0
Reverb4
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Compression pedal (model unknown) · compression
- Delay pedal (model unknown, slapback style) · delay
Guitar → Compression pedal → Delay pedal (slapback) → Fender Bassman (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- bright and twangy
- clean and articulate
- slightly compressed attack
- touch-sensitive
- warm midrange presence
- smooth single-note lines
- subtle reverb ambience
- country lead clarity
- studio-polished tone
- no audible overdrive or fuzz
Notes & Caveats
- Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
- No direct source confirms the exact guitar, amp, or pedal chain for the 'Make a Little' solo section; gear inferred from Jess Carson's known studio/live equipment and typical country recording practices.
- No numeric amp or pedal settings found in sources; settings estimated based on typical Fender Bassman usage for clean country leads.
- No explicit mention of pedals or effects for this song/solo; effects inferred from genre/era and audible characteristics.
- Pickup type and selector position inferred from guitar model and typical country solo tone.
- If future studio documentation emerges, update with confirmed gear/settings.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Midland's 'Make a Little' solo features a bright, twangy, and articulate country tone typical of modern Nashville production, likely using a Fender-style amp set clean with a touch of breakup, scooped bass, forward mids, and prominent treble/presence for clarity. Reverb is present but not overwhelming, matching classic country conventions.