Solo Tone
Four On Six
Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly Trio
Guitarjazz1960s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson L-5 CES
AmpStandel Custom XV (Vintage, 70W, JBL speaker)
PickupsGibson P-90 single coil (early L-5 CES) or Alnico V humbucker (later L-5 CES); likely Alnico V humbucker for 1965 recording
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid7
treble5.5
reverb0
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live recording at the Half Note, 1965. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects. Tone is the clean jazz sound typical of Wes Montgomery's setup in this era.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothrounded attackfull-bodiedmellow timbrearticulate note separationdynamic and touch-sensitivenatural resonanceclean and uncompressedrich, woody hollowbody soundno pedal coloration
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced jazz phrasing, thumb picking for a smooth attack, and mastery of chord-melody and arpeggio-based improvisation at a moderate swing tempo.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson L-5 CES
AmpStandel Custom XV (Vintage, 70W, JBL speaker)
PickupsGibson P-90 single coil (early L-5 CES) or Alnico V humbucker (later L-5 CES); likely Alnico V humbucker for 1965 recording
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
mid7
treble5.5
reverb0
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live recording at the Half Note, 1965. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects. Tone is the clean jazz sound typical of Wes Montgomery's setup in this era.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothrounded attackfull-bodiedmellow timbrearticulate note separationdynamic and touch-sensitivenatural resonanceclean and uncompressedrich, woody hollowbody soundno pedal coloration
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced jazz phrasing, thumb picking for a smooth attack, and mastery of chord-melody and arpeggio-based improvisation at a moderate swing tempo.