Clean Tone
Call Me the Breeze
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Bassrock1970s
Original Gear
BassFender Jazz Bass
AmpPeavey Mark III Bass Head + Peavey 2x15 cabinet
PickupsDual single-coil (Jazz Bass configuration)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6
treble5
presence4.5
compression3
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1974, album 'Second Helping'. Bassist: Leon Wilkeson. No direct evidence for alternate bass/amp for this track; Peavey + Jazz Bass is the consensus for Skynyrd's 1970s studio work.
Tone Character(8)
clear and punchywarm low endarticulate note definitionslight upper-mid presenceeven responseno audible distortionnatural amp compressionclassic southern rock flavor
Difficulty
The line is mostly root notes and simple walking fills at a brisk shuffle tempo, requiring solid timing and stamina but little technical complexity.
Sources
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Original Gear
BassFender Jazz Bass
AmpPeavey Mark III Bass Head + Peavey 2x15 cabinet
PickupsDual single-coil (Jazz Bass configuration)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6
treble5
presence4.5
compression3
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1974, album 'Second Helping'. Bassist: Leon Wilkeson. No direct evidence for alternate bass/amp for this track; Peavey + Jazz Bass is the consensus for Skynyrd's 1970s studio work.
Tone Character(8)
clear and punchywarm low endarticulate note definitionslight upper-mid presenceeven responseno audible distortionnatural amp compressionclassic southern rock flavor
Difficulty
The line is mostly root notes and simple walking fills at a brisk shuffle tempo, requiring solid timing and stamina but little technical complexity.
Call Me the Breeze settings for your amp
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