Solo Tone
Fight Like A Brave
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s, Hillel Slovak's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (100W head, typical for Slovak's studio work in 1987)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender stock single-coils, 1970s Stratocaster)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1987. Hillel Slovak played a Stratocaster for most of the Uplift Mofo Party Plan sessions. No evidence of Les Paul or other guitars on this studio solo. No confirmed pedalboard for this song; effects inferred from audio and era.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and bitingbright and articulatedynamic and touch-sensitivepercussive attackslightly compressedclear note separationmodest sustainraw vintage overdrivefunk-inflected phrasingnot heavily processed
Difficulty
The solo requires fast picking, funk-influenced phrasing, and precise articulation, but does not involve advanced shred techniques or complex harmonies.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s, Hillel Slovak's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (100W head, typical for Slovak's studio work in 1987)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender stock single-coils, 1970s Stratocaster)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb1.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1987. Hillel Slovak played a Stratocaster for most of the Uplift Mofo Party Plan sessions. No evidence of Les Paul or other guitars on this studio solo. No confirmed pedalboard for this song; effects inferred from audio and era.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and bitingbright and articulatedynamic and touch-sensitivepercussive attackslightly compressedclear note separationmodest sustainraw vintage overdrivefunk-inflected phrasingnot heavily processed
Difficulty
The solo requires fast picking, funk-influenced phrasing, and precise articulation, but does not involve advanced shred techniques or complex harmonies.
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