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Solo Tone

21st Century Schizoid Man (Including "Mirrors")

King Crimson

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (1959, black finish, likely PAF humbuckers)
AmpHiwatt DR103 stack

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1969. Gear confirmed by Robert Fripp in interviews and period photos. Used Pete Cornish pedalboard with fuzz, wah, and volume pedal. Solo section features heavy fuzz and wah. No evidence of chorus, flanger, or phaser. Delay/echo via Watkins Copicat tape echo. No evidence of amp reverb.

Tone Character(9)
fuzz-laden and saturatedaggressive and bitingwah-filtered peakssustained, violin-like linesraspy, raw fuzz texturepiercing upper midsdynamic and expressivecutting solo presenceuncompressed, open sound

Difficulty

The solo requires advanced technical skill due to its speed, rhythmic complexity, and expressive wah/fuzz control, making it challenging even for experienced players.

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