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Shakedown Street [Live At Oakland Auditorium Arena, December 26, 1979] Guitar Tone Settings
Grateful Dead · 1970s · rock
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Doug Irwin 'Tiger' Guitar
Pickups
Custom-wound DiMarzio Super 2 (neck/middle), DiMarzio SDS-1 (bridge)
Amp
Fender Blackface Twin Reverb (preamp) into McIntosh MC2300 (power amp)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (DiMarzio SDS-1), sometimes blended with middle
Live performance, December 26, 1979, Oakland Auditorium Arena. Jerry Garcia's main guitar for this era was the custom Doug Irwin 'Tiger', and his amp setup was the Blackface Twin Reverb preamp into a McIntosh MC2300 solid-state power amp. This is confirmed for the Brent Mydland era and specifically for this show. No evidence of other guitars or amps for this solo.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain4.5
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Mu-Tron III Envelope Filter · modulation
- MXR Distortion+ (vintage script logo) · distortion
- MXR Phase 100 (vintage script logo) · phaser
Doug Irwin 'Tiger' Guitar → MXR Distortion+ → Mu-Tron III Envelope Filter → (optional MXR Phase 100) → Fender Twin Reverb (preamp, with spring reverb) → McIntosh MC2300 (power amp)
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Tone Character
- liquid sustain
- articulate and clear note separation
- warm, tube-driven overdrive
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- slightly compressed attack
- rich midrange
- mildly saturated highs
- distinct envelope filter quack
- percussive pick attack
- expressive phrasing