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Watermelon In Easter Hay Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1970s Fender Stratocaster (likely heavily modified, possibly with Schecter parts)
Pickups
Single-coil (likely Schecter F500T or Fender single-coil, neck position)
Amp
Marshall JMP 2203 (likely modded, as used by Zappa in late 1970s studio recordings)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1979, riff section (not solo). Guitar is widely reported as a Stratocaster with single-coil neck pickup. Amp is inferred from Zappa's known studio rig for Joe's Garage era. Effects include rack and pedal-based delay and reverb, with Eventide H910 Harmonizer possibly in the chain. No evidence of overdrive/distortion pedals for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain0
Reverb6
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Eventide H910 Harmonizer · modulation
- Delay pedal (model unknown, likely rack delay or tape echo) · delay
Guitar → Eventide H910 Harmonizer → Delay (rack or pedal) → Marshall JMP 2203 (spring reverb on amp or in effects loop)
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Tone Character
- warm and glassy
- spacious and ambient
- lush reverb and delay
- clean, bell-like attack
- smooth sustain
- shimmery highs
- full-bodied low end
- no audible distortion
- ethereal and atmospheric
- dynamic and touch-sensitive