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Somebody to Shove Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
Pickups
P-90 single-coil pickups
Amp
Fender Champ combo amp
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1992. Solo section played by Ryan Smith using Les Paul Goldtop with P-90s into a Fender Champ, boosted with a Fulltone OCD pedal. Gear confirmed for this song's lead/solo part via Guitar World lesson video. No evidence of additional effects or pedals beyond the Fulltone OCD for the solo section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain7
Reverb2.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Fulltone OCD · distortion
Gibson Les Paul Goldtop → Fulltone OCD → Fender Champ (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- aggressive and saturated
- biting upper-mids
- tight and focused attack
- singing sustain
- crunchy and harmonically rich
- punchy pick response
- slightly compressed
- clear note separation
- dynamic to picking intensity
Notes & Caveats
- No explicit amp knob settings found; amp EQ and gain estimated based on typical Fender Champ settings for 1990s alt-rock with a distortion pedal.
- No evidence of additional effects (delay, chorus, etc.) in solo section; only overdrive/distortion pedal confirmed.
- Pickup choice inferred from typical solo/lead use and Les Paul Goldtop configuration.
- Pedal settings not specified; Fulltone OCD used as main gain source for solo.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. The solo tone on 'Somebody to Shove' is classic early 90s alt-rock: crunchy, mid-forward, and slightly aggressive but not overly saturated. Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy favored Marshall-style amps with moderate gain, balanced EQ, and minimal reverb, matching the punchy, dry production of the era.