Solo Tone
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Blind Melon
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Yellow, likely late 1960s/early 1970s)
Amp1965 Fender Champ
PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock Stratocaster configuration)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayMXR or Ibanez MXR Analog Delay (large box, late 1970s/early 1980s, green box) or Ibanez Analog Delay (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 1992 (Blind Melon debut album). Rogers Stevens explicitly states he used his yellow Stratocaster into a '65 Fender Champ for the solo on 'Change.' No mention of live rig for this part. Delay pedal used in chain.
Tone Character(10)
warm and glassyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupsinging sustainclear single-coil articulationdynamic and touch-sensitiveopen, airy highsnatural tube compressionslight delay repeatsnot overly compressedorganic, vintage amp breakup
Difficulty
The solo is intermediate due to its expressive phrasing, dynamic touch required for amp breakup, and the need to play in sync with delay repeats, but does not involve advanced technical runs.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Yellow, likely late 1960s/early 1970s)
Amp1965 Fender Champ
PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock Stratocaster configuration)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayMXR or Ibanez MXR Analog Delay (large box, late 1970s/early 1980s, green box) or Ibanez Analog Delay (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 1992 (Blind Melon debut album). Rogers Stevens explicitly states he used his yellow Stratocaster into a '65 Fender Champ for the solo on 'Change.' No mention of live rig for this part. Delay pedal used in chain.
Tone Character(10)
warm and glassyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupsinging sustainclear single-coil articulationdynamic and touch-sensitiveopen, airy highsnatural tube compressionslight delay repeatsnot overly compressedorganic, vintage amp breakup
Difficulty
The solo is intermediate due to its expressive phrasing, dynamic touch required for amp breakup, and the need to play in sync with delay repeats, but does not involve advanced technical runs.
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