Solo Tone

Half Full Glass of Wine

Tame Impala

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Roadhouse Stratocaster with American rosewood neck

AmpVox AC30H2 combo

PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups

Amp Settings

gain6

bass6.5

mid7.5

treble6.5

reverb4.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveBoss Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

phaserElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phaser

reverbElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb

compressionMXR MXR Dyna Comp

fuzzUnknown Fuzz pedal (model unknown, likely EarthQuaker Devices Terminal Fuzz or similar)

Notes

Studio recording, 2008 (original EP release). Gear confirmed for this era and song by pedalboard and interview sources. Rickenbacker 335 also mentioned for this era, but Stratocaster is most consistently cited for the solo section.

Tone Character(9)

psychedelic and saturatedswirling phaser movementthick, fuzzy sustainpronounced midrangespacious, ambient reverbslightly compressed attackvintage-voiced overdrivebright and articulate highsclassic rock/psych solo timbre

Difficulty

The solo requires expressive phrasing, control over sustain and feedback, and precise timing to work with the swirling phaser and fuzz effects, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Kevin's FULL Pedalboard Layout : r/TameImpala Tame Impala: Psych Wunderkind Kevin Parker - Premier Guitar Tame Impala Guitar Tone : r/guitarpedals Tame Impala Pedals Guide : r/TameImpala How to get a guitar sound similar to Tame Impala? : r/Guitar

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