Solo Tone

Dissolved Girl

Massive Attack

Guitarother1990s

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown (likely Fender Stratocaster or Gibson Les Paul, as used by Angelo Bruschini on Mezzanine era)

AmpUnknown (no source confirms amp model for this song/section; Massive Attack often used clean solid-state or tube amps in studio)

PickupsUnknown (likely single-coil or humbucker, depending on guitar model; no source confirms exact type for this song/section)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6

treble6

reverb3

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 1997-1998 (Mezzanine sessions). No direct source confirms exact guitar, pickup, or amp model for the clean solo section of 'Dissolved Girl'. All gear is estimated based on era, genre, and known band member gear from the Mezzanine period.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothdeep and moodyethereal and atmosphericlush ambient texturesclean and clearslightly dark and roundedsubtle modulationspacious with reverbdynamic and expressivenot harsh or brittle

Difficulty

The solo is not technically complex but requires careful control of clean tone, expressive phrasing, and tasteful use of effects to achieve the atmospheric sound characteristic of Massive Attack's style.

Sources

[IIL] Moody, Bassy, Deep, Tone and Mood setting tracks like Massive ...Remembering the guitarists we lost in 2023 - Guitar World

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