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Wonderful Slippery Thing Guitar Tone Settings — Guthrie Govan
Guthrie Govan · 2000s · jazz
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Suhr Custom (Guthrie Govan signature prototype, HSH, maple neck, alder body)
Pickups
Suhr SSH+ (bridge humbucker), Suhr ML (middle single coil), Suhr SSV (neck humbucker)
Amp
Cornford MK50H II head with Cornford 2x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (Suhr SSV humbucker), sometimes blended with middle single coil for added clarity
Studio recording, 2006, Erotic Cakes album. Guthrie Govan used his Suhr prototype (pre-signature) for the album, with Cornford amps. Settings and effects are estimated for the clean riff section; not the overdriven solo. Pickup and amp details are based on interviews and era-correct gear. No evidence of live rig or later Victory/Fractal amps for this recording.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain2.5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Compressor pedal (model unknown) · compression
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Guitar → Compressor → Delay → Cornford MK50H II (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- clean and glassy
- warm and round
- articulate note separation
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- slightly compressed
- percussive attack
- smooth sustain
- minimal breakup
- subtle ambience from reverb
- funk/fusion clarity