Solo Tone
Statesboro Blues (Live at the Fillmore East, 1971)
The Allman Brothers Band
Guitarblues1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Tobacco Sunburst, PAF pickups, slide setup, open E tuning)
AmpMarshall 50-watt Plexi Bass Head (model 1986) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet with JBL D120F speakers (half-open back, live rig)
PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain6
bass7
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live at Fillmore East, March 1971; solo section; slide played on 1958 Les Paul, not the SG; amp is Marshall 50w Bass head with JBL D120Fs; no pedalboard, possibly Fuzz Face used in earlier years but not confirmed for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
thick and butterysinging sustainfat, vocal-like slide soundtouch-sensitiveopen and harmonically richclassic Marshall crunchwarm, round highspunchy midsslightly compressed attackno pedal coloration
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced slide guitar technique, including precise intonation, expressive vibrato, and dynamic control, all at a brisk tempo with complex blues phrasing.
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Original Gear
Guitar1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Tobacco Sunburst, PAF pickups, slide setup, open E tuning)
AmpMarshall 50-watt Plexi Bass Head (model 1986) into Marshall 4x12 cabinet with JBL D120F speakers (half-open back, live rig)
PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain6
bass7
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live at Fillmore East, March 1971; solo section; slide played on 1958 Les Paul, not the SG; amp is Marshall 50w Bass head with JBL D120Fs; no pedalboard, possibly Fuzz Face used in earlier years but not confirmed for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
thick and butterysinging sustainfat, vocal-like slide soundtouch-sensitiveopen and harmonically richclassic Marshall crunchwarm, round highspunchy midsslightly compressed attackno pedal coloration
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced slide guitar technique, including precise intonation, expressive vibrato, and dynamic control, all at a brisk tempo with complex blues phrasing.
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