Solo Tone
Black Magic Woman (2018 Master)
Fleetwood Mac
Guitarblues1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard (modded out-of-phase middle position, aka 'Greeny')
AmpFender Dual Showman
PickupsOriginal PAF humbuckers (neck pickup, out-of-phase wiring for middle position)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
mid6.5
treble6
reverb4
presence2.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1968/1969; Peter Green solo section; guitar is the famous 'Greeny' Les Paul with out-of-phase middle position; amp confirmed as Fender Dual Showman for this era and session. No evidence of pedals used in studio, only amp and guitar.
Tone Character(10)
warm, vocal-like sustainslightly rolled-off high endmidrange-forward blues lead tonesmooth legato phrasingtouch-sensitive breakupsinging sustainout-of-phase, hollow lead soundcreamy, expressive bendsdynamic, responsive to pickingsubtle amp breakup, not high-gain
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate-level phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic control to achieve the vocal-like, singing sustain and touch-sensitive breakup of Peter Green's tone. The out-of-phase pickup wiring adds a unique challenge in controlling the hollow, mid-focused sound.
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Original Gear
Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard (modded out-of-phase middle position, aka 'Greeny')
AmpFender Dual Showman
PickupsOriginal PAF humbuckers (neck pickup, out-of-phase wiring for middle position)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
mid6.5
treble6
reverb4
presence2.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1968/1969; Peter Green solo section; guitar is the famous 'Greeny' Les Paul with out-of-phase middle position; amp confirmed as Fender Dual Showman for this era and session. No evidence of pedals used in studio, only amp and guitar.
Tone Character(10)
warm, vocal-like sustainslightly rolled-off high endmidrange-forward blues lead tonesmooth legato phrasingtouch-sensitive breakupsinging sustainout-of-phase, hollow lead soundcreamy, expressive bendsdynamic, responsive to pickingsubtle amp breakup, not high-gain
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate-level phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic control to achieve the vocal-like, singing sustain and touch-sensitive breakup of Peter Green's tone. The out-of-phase pickup wiring adds a unique challenge in controlling the hollow, mid-focused sound.
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