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My Kind of Woman lead part Guitar Tone Settings — Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1970s Fender Stratocaster (heavily modified, single coil in neck position, direct to jack wiring)
Pickups
Single coil (likely original Fender, neck position, direct-wired)
Amp
Fender Vibro Champ (silverface, early 1970s, studio recording)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (only pickup wired, direct to jack)
Studio recording for '2' (2012); guitar is Mac's iconic beat-up Strat with only the neck pickup wired directly to the output jack. Vibro Champ amp confirmed for studio use. No evidence of live/tour gear for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain2.5
Reverb5
Treble6.5
Presence5
Effects Chain
- Boss Chorus (likely CE-2 or CE-3) · chorus
- Alesis Microverb 4 · reverb
Guitar (neck pickup, direct-wired) → Boss Chorus pedal → Alesis Microverb 4 (studio reverb) → Fender Vibro Champ amp
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Tone Character
- warm and mellow
- sparkly high end
- lush chorus modulation
- slightly lo-fi texture
- dreamy and washy
- soft attack
- rounded, not harsh
- clean with subtle shimmer
- vintage Fender amp character
- neck pickup fullness