Solo Tone
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby (feat. John Farnham)
Jimmy Barnes
Guitarblues1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s-80s, as used by Ian Moss on similar recordings)
AmpVox AC30 (likely, based on Equipboard and era-typical gear for Ian Moss/Jimmy Barnes studio recordings)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb4.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1991. No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp for this solo, but Fender Stratocaster and Vox AC30 are strongly associated with Ian Moss and the Soul Deep era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothsinging sustaintouch-sensitiveslightly overdrivenclear note separationmild breakupvintage amp characterexpressive bendssoulful phrasingnot high-gain
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate-level phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic control, but does not demand advanced speed or complex techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s-80s, as used by Ian Moss on similar recordings)
AmpVox AC30 (likely, based on Equipboard and era-typical gear for Ian Moss/Jimmy Barnes studio recordings)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb4.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1991. No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp for this solo, but Fender Stratocaster and Vox AC30 are strongly associated with Ian Moss and the Soul Deep era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothsinging sustaintouch-sensitiveslightly overdrivenclear note separationmild breakupvintage amp characterexpressive bendssoulful phrasingnot high-gain
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate-level phrasing, expressive bends, and dynamic control, but does not demand advanced speed or complex techniques.
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