GuitarDistortedRiff
White Rabbit Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Guild Thunderbird
Pickups
Guild single coil pickups (stock on Thunderbird, likely DeArmond single coils)
Amp
Standel Super Imperial (solid-state, 2x15" speakers, spring reverb)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1966-1967. Jorma Kaukonen used the Guild Thunderbird into a Standel Super Imperial for the riff and solo sections of 'White Rabbit' on Surrealistic Pillow. The amp's spring reverb was heavily used. No evidence of pedals for the riff section; fuzz was not used here. The high-frequency horns on the amp were not used for this recording.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain4
Reverb6
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- bright and biting
- slightly saturated edge-of-breakup
- psychedelic shimmer
- rich spring reverb ambience
- clear note separation
- jangly and open
- articulate single notes
- notably clean with a hint of grit
- distinct 60s psychedelic character
- no fuzz or heavy distortion