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Wynona's Big Brown Beaver Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Primus
Primus · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
PRS Custom 24
Pickups
PRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp
Marshall JCM900 4500
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1995 (Tales from the Punchbowl). Guitarist Larry LaLonde used the PRS Custom 24 as his primary guitar during this era. The JCM900 was his main amp for the album. No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section. No explicit studio-only pedalboard evidence found.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass5.5
Gain6.5
Reverb1
Treble7.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Boss MT-2 Metal Zone · distortion
PRS Custom 24 → Boss MT-2 Metal Zone → Marshall JCM900 4500 (light spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- sharp and biting
- saturated and compressed
- articulate note separation
- tight and focused
- cutting through the mix
- crisp high end
- slightly scooped low mids
- aggressive pick attack
- sustain with clarity
- minimal ambience
Notes & Caveats
- No explicit numeric amp settings found in sources; settings estimated based on Marshall JCM900 typical usage for 1990s alternative/rock lead tones.
- No direct evidence of pedal settings or exact pedal order for the studio solo; Boss MT-2 Metal Zone is listed as used during the album era, but not explicitly confirmed for the solo.
- No evidence of modulation or time-based effects (delay, chorus, flanger, phaser) in the solo section; solo appears to be dry except for possible light amp reverb.
- Pickup selection inferred from typical solo lead tone and genre; bridge pickup is most likely for this section.
- No evidence of effects loop usage or additional rack effects.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Larry LaLonde's solo tone on 'Wynona's Big Brown Beaver' is bright, cutting, and mid-forward with moderate crunch, typical of his Mesa/Boogie Mark series amps in the mid-90s. The bass is kept tight to avoid muddiness, treble and presence are boosted for clarity and bite, and reverb is essentially absent, matching the dry, upfront mix of the era.