Solo Tone
Animals
Alex G
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster
AmpCrate GTD-120
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2013-2014 era. Guitar and amp confirmed by Equipboard for 'Animals' video. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this solo section. No evidence of live rig being used for the studio recording.
Tone Character(9)
slightly gritty edge-of-breakupwarm and glassydynamic and touch-sensitivemodest sustainopen and uncompressedarticulate note separationmild breakup on harder pickingnot heavily saturatedsubtle amp reverb ambience
Difficulty
The solo requires moderate control of dynamics and articulation to achieve the slightly gritty, touch-sensitive tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster
AmpCrate GTD-120
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Sources
Notes
Studio recording, 2013-2014 era. Guitar and amp confirmed by Equipboard for 'Animals' video. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this solo section. No evidence of live rig being used for the studio recording.
Tone Character(9)
slightly gritty edge-of-breakupwarm and glassydynamic and touch-sensitivemodest sustainopen and uncompressedarticulate note separationmild breakup on harder pickingnot heavily saturatedsubtle amp reverb ambience
Difficulty
The solo requires moderate control of dynamics and articulation to achieve the slightly gritty, touch-sensitive tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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