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Pearl Jam guitar tone: gear & amp settings

The gear and amp settings behind 43 Pearl Jam songs, researched from rig rundowns, interviews and gear forums. The rig that shows up most: Fender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster into Marshall JCM800 2203 head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet.

Guitars Pearl Jam used

  • Fender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster4 songs
  • Fender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster (1982-1999)3 songs
  • Fender '62 Reissue Stratocaster2 songs
  • 1960 Fender Stratocaster2 songs
  • Fender Stratocaster (likely '62 reissue, Aged White, as seen in 1992 live footage)1 song
  • Custom Warmoth/ESP Fretless Jazz Bass (assembled by Mike Lull, Bartolini pickups, ESP neck, Fender tuners)1 song
  • Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1959 reissue, Stone Gossard's main guitar on 'Ten')1 song
  • Mike Lull/ESP custom Jazz Bass (Warmoth Jazz body, Bartolini pickups, ESP neck, Fender tuners)1 song

Amps Pearl Jam used

  • Marshall JCM800 2203 head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet3 songs
  • Unknown2 songs
  • 1968 Marshall JMP Plexi 50w head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet2 songs
  • Marshall 1960A 4x12 Cabinet with 65 Amps Empire 22-watt Tube Head and Satellite Atom 36-Watt Amp Head (live rig, early 1990s)1 song
  • SWR Redhead combo into SWR Goliath II 4x10" cabinet (studio, 1991)1 song
  • Fender Bassman (vintage, likely blackface or silverface, studio recording)1 song
  • Ampeg SVT (likely SVT-II or SVT-CL) with 8x10 cab1 song
  • Fender Twin Reverb (likely silverface or reissue, based on era and McCready's studio amp choices for clean tones)1 song

63 Pearl Jam tones

SongGain
Even Flow · riff6.5
Alive · riff6
Yellow Ledbetter · riff3.5
Black · riff4.5
Yellow Ledbetter · riff3
Dissident (Remastered) · riff6.5
Better Man · riff4
Better Man (Guitar / Organ Only) · riff3.5
Jeremy (Radio Edit) · riff6
Why Go (Live) · clean0
Alive · clean0
Alive · solo7
Alive · riff0
Alive · solo0
Animal (Remastered) · riff6.5
Better Man · riff3.5
Better Man (Live at Rushmore Civic Center Arena, Rapid City, SD - June 1998) · riff5.5
Better Man (Live at Rushmore Civic Center Arena, Rapid City, SD - June 1998) · riff3.5
Black · riff0
Black · solo3.5
Black · solo6
Black · clean0
Brain of J. · riff6.5
Corduroy (Alternate Take) · riff6.5
Dance Of The Clairvoyants · riff0
Daughter (Remastered) · riff4
Deep · solo7
Deep · riff7
Dissident (Remastered) · riff0
Do the Evolution · riff7
Even Flow · clean0
Even Flow · distorted6
Even Flow · solo6.5
Even Flow (Brendan O'Brien Mix) · riff6.5
Garden · riff6.5
Given to Fly (Live) [Live] · riff5.5
Glorified G (Remastered) · riff4
Go (Live) · riff7
Green Disease · riff6
I Am Mine · riff4.5
Immortality · riff5
In Hiding · riff5.5
Jeremy (Radio Edit) · clean0
Last Kiss · riff0
Lukin (Live) · riff6.5
Man of the Hour · riff3
Off He Goes (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA - July 1998) · riff3.5
Once (Live) · riff7
Porch (Live) · riff0
Porch (Live) [Live] · riff6.5
Rearviewmirror (Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA 10/01/2009) · riff6.5
Rearviewmirror (Live) · riff6.5
Rearviewmirror (Live) · solo6.5
Red Mosquito · riff5
Save You (Live) [Live] · riff6.5
Soldier of Love · riff5.5
State of Love and Trust · riff6.5
Wishlist · riff5
Wishlist (Live) · riff5
Yellow Ledbetter · solo5
Yellow Ledbetter · solo3
Yellow Ledbetter (Live) [Live] · riff4.5
You Are · riff5.5

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Frequently asked questions

What amp did Pearl Jam use?

Across 43 researched songs, the amps that come up most are Marshall JCM800 2203 head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet (3 songs), Unknown (2 songs), 1968 Marshall JMP Plexi 50w head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet (2 songs), Marshall 1960A 4x12 Cabinet with 65 Amps Empire 22-watt Tube Head and Satellite Atom 36-Watt Amp Head (live rig, early 1990s) (1 song).

What guitar did Pearl Jam use?

Most often: Fender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster (4 songs), Fender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster (1982-1999) (3 songs), Fender '62 Reissue Stratocaster (2 songs), 1960 Fender Stratocaster (2 songs).

How do I get Pearl Jam's tone on my amp?

Open any Pearl Jam song below to see the original gear and settings, then use ToneAdapt to adapt them to your own guitar, amp, pickups and pedals.