GuitarDistortedRiff
Sunshine of Your Love Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Cream
Cream · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1964 Gibson SG Standard
Pickups
Gibson PAF humbuckers
Amp
1966 Marshall Super 100 (JTM 45/100) with KT66 tubes into Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet (Celestion G12M T1221 'greenback' speakers)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1967. Main riff/verse/chorus section uses bridge pickup with volume at 10, tone rolled down to 1. No pedals or external effects used; all overdrive from amp. 'Woman tone' achieved by rolling down guitar tone knob. No evidence of wah or other effects on riff section; wah was used live and possibly on other Cream tracks, but not on this studio riff.
Amp Settings
Mids9
Bass8.5
Gain7.5
Reverb0
Treble8
Presence7.5
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Tone Character
- fat, honking midrange
- warm and smooth
- percussive attack
- brighter character than solo
- classic 'woman tone'
- natural compression and sustain
- full frequency range
- not muddy
- singing sustain
- slightly aggressive