Riff Tone
Fire On the Mountain (Live at Barton Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 5/8/77)
Grateful Dead
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarTravis Bean TB500
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 70s)
PickupsSingle coil (Travis Bean TB500 stock pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb4
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
modulationMusitronics Musitronics Mu-Tron III Envelope Filter
Notes
Live performance, May 8, 1977, Barton Hall, Cornell University. Jerry Garcia was known to use his Travis Bean TB500 with a Fender Twin Reverb during this era. This is the classic late 70s live rig for Garcia. No evidence of other guitars or amps for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
crystal-clear, bell-like cleanspercussive, articulate attackwarm, round low endsparkling highsdynamic envelope filter quacktouch-sensitive responsedistinct note separationliquid, flowing phrasingno audible amp overdriveclassic Jerry Garcia envelope filter sound
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythmic picking and dynamic control to trigger the envelope filter expressively, but does not involve advanced technical challenges beyond intermediate level.
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Original Gear
GuitarTravis Bean TB500
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 70s)
PickupsSingle coil (Travis Bean TB500 stock pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb4
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
modulationMusitronics Musitronics Mu-Tron III Envelope Filter
Notes
Live performance, May 8, 1977, Barton Hall, Cornell University. Jerry Garcia was known to use his Travis Bean TB500 with a Fender Twin Reverb during this era. This is the classic late 70s live rig for Garcia. No evidence of other guitars or amps for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
crystal-clear, bell-like cleanspercussive, articulate attackwarm, round low endsparkling highsdynamic envelope filter quacktouch-sensitive responsedistinct note separationliquid, flowing phrasingno audible amp overdriveclassic Jerry Garcia envelope filter sound
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythmic picking and dynamic control to trigger the envelope filter expressively, but does not involve advanced technical challenges beyond intermediate level.
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