Solo Tone

21st Century Schizoid Man (Including "Mirrors")

King Crimson

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (1959, black finish, likely PAF humbuckers)

AmpHiwatt DR103 stack

PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb0

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzUnknown Fuzz pedal (model unknown)

wahUnknown Wah pedal (model unknown, likely Vox or Colorsound)

delayWatkins Watkins Copicat Tape Echo

otherPete Cornish Volume pedal (Pete Cornish custom board)

Notes

Studio recording, 1969. Gear confirmed by Robert Fripp in interviews and period photos. Used Pete Cornish pedalboard with fuzz, wah, and volume pedal. Solo section features heavy fuzz and wah. No evidence of chorus, flanger, or phaser. Delay/echo via Watkins Copicat tape echo. No evidence of amp reverb.

Tone Character(9)

fuzz-laden and saturatedaggressive and bitingwah-filtered peakssustained, violin-like linesraspy, raw fuzz texturepiercing upper midsdynamic and expressivecutting solo presenceuncompressed, open sound

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced technical skill due to its speed, rhythmic complexity, and expressive wah/fuzz control, making it challenging even for experienced players.

Sources

The making of the album that pushed King Crimson to the brink | Guitar World How can I recreate the sound in the verses of King Crimson's Twenty ...

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