Riff Tone
One More Saturday Night (Live in London)
Grateful Dead
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarDoug Irwin 'Tiger' custom guitar
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIb (head) into McIntosh MC2300 power amp and JBL E120 speakers
PickupsDiMarzio Super II humbucker (bridge), DiMarzio SDS-1 single coil (middle), DiMarzio Super II humbucker (neck)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance, 1981 (London); Jerry Garcia's main rig for this era; no evidence of additional distortion pedals for riff section—amp overdrive is primary source of distortion.
Tone Character(10)
cranked tube amp overdrivepunchy midrangetight low endclear note separationarticulate attackslightly compressed dynamicsbright but not harsh top endresponsive to picking dynamicsclassic Garcia 'bite'modest sustain
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate chord changes and tight rhythm at a brisk tempo, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex fingerings.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarDoug Irwin 'Tiger' custom guitar
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIb (head) into McIntosh MC2300 power amp and JBL E120 speakers
PickupsDiMarzio Super II humbucker (bridge), DiMarzio SDS-1 single coil (middle), DiMarzio Super II humbucker (neck)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Live performance, 1981 (London); Jerry Garcia's main rig for this era; no evidence of additional distortion pedals for riff section—amp overdrive is primary source of distortion.
Tone Character(10)
cranked tube amp overdrivepunchy midrangetight low endclear note separationarticulate attackslightly compressed dynamicsbright but not harsh top endresponsive to picking dynamicsclassic Garcia 'bite'modest sustain
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate chord changes and tight rhythm at a brisk tempo, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex fingerings.
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