Solo Tone

Althea

Grateful Dead

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarDoug Irwin 'Tiger' custom guitar

AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIb

PickupsDiMarzio Super 2 (neck/middle), DiMarzio SDS-1 (bridge), single coil-sized humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 1980. Jerry Garcia's 'Tiger' was his main guitar for studio and live work during this era. No direct evidence of pedal use on the studio solo, but effects are audible. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smootharticulate and clearslightly compressed highstouch-sensitivesinging sustainmild breakupdynamic and expressiverounded attacksubtle reverb and delaystudio clarity

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate to advanced phrasing, dynamic control, and expressive articulation, but does not involve extreme speed or advanced techniques like sweep picking.

Sources

The Gear of The Grateful Dead | Reverb News How to Play Three of Jerry Garcia's Most Influential Grateful Dead Riffs | Guitar World Guitar Tone Knob Settings (Strat & PRS) for Jerry Tone? - Reddit

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