Solo Tone

Santeria

Sublime

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarCustom Ibanez Talman (Bradley Nowell's brown guitar, Dan MacDonald build, likely with Seymour Duncan pickups)

AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier Head into 4x12 Cabinet

PickupsSeymour Duncan single-coil (exact model unknown, likely SSL-1 or similar, as per era and artist's typical choices)

Amp Settings

gain4

bass6.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

delayBoss Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Notes

Studio recording, 1996. Gear confirmed by interviews and Equipboard. Guitar is the custom brown Ibanez Talman used on the self-titled album. Amp is the Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier, not a Marshall or Roland JC-120 for this track. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.

Tone Character(10)

warm and roundslightly overdriven edge-of-breakupclear and articulate single notesdynamic and touch-sensitivesmooth sustainnot harsh or brittleslight breakup on attackmeaty but clean90s alternative rock claritysubtle delay repeats

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate-level phrasing, expressive bends, and control of dynamics to achieve the touch-sensitive, slightly overdriven tone. No advanced techniques, but musicality and feel are essential.