Solo Tone

Shine

Collective Soul

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1990 Rickenbacker (exact model not specified, likely 330 or 360)

AmpSoldano amplifier (exact model not specified, likely SLO-100 or similar high-gain Soldano head)

PickupsRickenbacker Hi-Gain single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1993. Ed Roland used his only electric guitar at the time, a Rickenbacker, tuned to drop D-flat, plugged directly into a Soldano amp for the original recording of 'Shine'. No evidence of additional pedals or effects used in the studio for the solo section. All gear confirmed for the studio recording, not live.

Tone Character(10)

crisp and articulatesinging sustaintight, focused midrangecutting lead presenceaggressive attackclear note separationslightly compressednot overly saturatedbright but not harshdynamic response to picking

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate to advanced technique, including fast pentatonic licks, accurate picking, and expressive bends, but does not reach expert-level complexity.

Sources

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