Solo Tone

The Super-Natural

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

Guitarblues1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard (aka 'Greeny')

AmpMarshall JTM45 head with KT66 tubes into Marshall 4x12 cabinet

PickupsOriginal PAF humbuckers, neck pickup installed out-of-phase

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass7.5

mid7.5

treble6.5

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1966 (album released 1967). Peter Green used his 'Greeny' Les Paul with the neck pickup installed out-of-phase, plugged directly into a Marshall JTM45 head (KT66 tubes) and 4x12 cab. No evidence of pedals or external effects; sustain achieved via volume, feedback, and amp settings. Plate reverb added in studio mix, not via pedal or amp.

Tone Character(10)

singing sustainethereal and hauntingwarm and fathollow, out-of-phase neck pickup soundviolin-like long notestouch-sensitivenatural feedbackdistant, atmosphericsmooth, not harshno pedal coloration

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced control of feedback, sustain, and expressive phrasing, with slow, melodic lines demanding precise vibrato and bending. Achieving the haunting sustain and dynamic touch is challenging even for experienced players.

Sources

"When he felt the spirit, he was untouchable" – the story of Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton and Peter Green | MusicRadar Peter Green: 1946–2020 - Premier Guitar The story of Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, as told by John Mayall, Mike Vernon and Green himself | Guitar World

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