Solo Tone
Cold Cold Cold
Cage the Elephant
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (Nick Bockrath's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpFender Super-Sonic 60 head with 2x12 cabinet (Celestion Vintage 30 speakers)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Mustang stock pickups, likely bridge position for solo)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzWMD WMD Geiger Counter
Notes
Studio recording, 2016 album 'Tell Me I'm Pretty'. Solo played by Nick Bockrath, not Brad Shultz. Confirmed use of WMD Geiger Counter fuzz pedal for the solo. Amp set to Bassman channel, vintage voicing, run hot. No evidence of live-specific substitutions for the solo tone.
Tone Character(10)
kazoo-like fuzzripping, saturated fuzzbrittle but warmcrunchy and aggressivedirect, broiling soundburly and screaming leadstight and percussive attackslightly compressedmidrange-forwardnotably lo-fi and abrasive
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate technique due to its fast picking, aggressive fuzz tone, and the challenge of keeping articulation clear with such a saturated sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (Nick Bockrath's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpFender Super-Sonic 60 head with 2x12 cabinet (Celestion Vintage 30 speakers)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Mustang stock pickups, likely bridge position for solo)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
fuzzWMD WMD Geiger Counter
Notes
Studio recording, 2016 album 'Tell Me I'm Pretty'. Solo played by Nick Bockrath, not Brad Shultz. Confirmed use of WMD Geiger Counter fuzz pedal for the solo. Amp set to Bassman channel, vintage voicing, run hot. No evidence of live-specific substitutions for the solo tone.
Tone Character(10)
kazoo-like fuzzripping, saturated fuzzbrittle but warmcrunchy and aggressivedirect, broiling soundburly and screaming leadstight and percussive attackslightly compressedmidrange-forwardnotably lo-fi and abrasive
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate technique due to its fast picking, aggressive fuzz tone, and the challenge of keeping articulation clear with such a saturated sound.
Cold Cold Cold settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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