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Sunshine of Your Love Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Cream
Cream · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1964 Gibson SG Standard ('The Fool')
Pickups
Gibson PAF humbuckers
Amp
1966 Marshall Super 100 (JTM 45/100) with KT66 tubes, Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12M 'greenback' speakers
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1967. Solo section used neck pickup with volume at 10 and tone rolled down to 1 for 'woman tone'. No pedals or external effects used; amp and guitar controls only.
Amp Settings
Mids9
Bass8.5
Gain7.5
Reverb0
Treble8
Presence7.5
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Tone Character
- fat, honking midrange
- warm and smooth
- singing sustain
- rolled-off highs
- woman tone
- full frequency range
- natural compression
- not muddy
- retains good definition
- thick, vocal-like quality
Notes & Caveats
- All amp and guitar settings are directly cited as 'full up' (10) from Guitar World and Equipboard sources.
- No pedals or effects were used on the studio recording; all tone comes from guitar and amp settings.
- No reverb or time/modulation effects are audible or cited; Marshall Super 100 has no built-in effects.
- If using a different amp, settings may need to be adjusted to avoid excessive noise/fizz.
- Some sources mention Sola Sound Tone Bender fuzz on the album, but not for this song/solo; not included.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Clapton's 'woman tone' on 'Sunshine of Your Love' solo uses a Marshall Plexi with the gain at edge-of-breakup to crunch, bass and mids pushed for warmth and fullness, treble and presence rolled back for smoothness, and no reverb as per 1967 studio practice.