GuitarDistortedSolo
Scar Tissue Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Mid-1960s Fender Telecaster Custom
Pickups
Fender single-coil (Telecaster stock pickups)
Amp
Fender '65 Princeton Reverb (studio recording, 1999)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Scar Tissue' solo, 1999. Guitar confirmed as mid-60s Telecaster Custom. Amp confirmed as Fender Princeton. Settings from forum post referencing studio tone. No evidence of Marshall or Showman for this solo in studio. No evidence of Stratocaster for solo section.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6.5
Gain2.5
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence5
Effects Chain
- Overdrive pedal (model unknown) · overdrive
Fender Telecaster Custom → Overdrive pedal (low drive, tone ~5, level max) → Fender Princeton Reverb (no reverb, treble 7, bass 7, gain low)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- smooth and vocal-like
- slightly gritty edge
- clear articulation
- warm and glassy highs
- touch-sensitive
- dynamic response
- mild breakup
- open and airy
- not heavily compressed