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Scarlet Begonias Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead · 1970s · rock
live
Original Recording
Guitar
1973 Doug Irwin 'Wolf' Custom Guitar
Pickups
DiMarzio Super II humbucker (bridge), DiMarzio SDS-1 single coil (middle), DiMarzio SDS-1 single coil (neck)
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (Silverface, AB763 circuit) into McIntosh MC2300 power amp, JBL K-120 speakers
Pickup Position
Middle pickup (DiMarzio SDS-1 single coil)
Live performance, May 8, 1977 (Cornell, Barton Hall); Jerry's 'Wolf' guitar was used for the solo, with the signal routed through a Silverface Fender Twin Reverb preamp into a McIntosh MC2300 power amp and JBL K-120 speakers. No evidence of distortion pedals; effects are primarily amp-based. No evidence of studio overdubs or alternate guitars for the solo.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain3.5
Reverb3.5
Treble7.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- crystal-clear single note lines
- articulate and bell-like highs
- warm, singing sustain
- dynamic touch sensitivity
- slight amp breakup on peaks
- spring reverb ambience
- bright and present attack
- full-bodied midrange
- responsive to picking dynamics
- no audible overdrive or fuzz