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Riff Tone
Althea
Grateful Dead
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarDoug Irwin 'Tiger' custom guitar
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark II (most likely Mark II-B) head into JBL K120 speakers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1980. Tiger guitar with custom wiring, five-way selector, coil-split toggles. Mesa/Boogie Mark II-B amp was Jerry Garcia's primary studio amp for this era. Settings estimated based on typical Garcia studio rig for 'Althea' and era-correct sources.
Tone Character(10)
throaty-bordering-on-nasal sweet spotbright and articulatefunky envelope filter quackwarm but cleartouch-sensitive dynamicsclean, glassy top endslightly compresseddistinctive Jerry Garcia claritypercussive attackrolled-off tone knob for nasal character
Difficulty
The riff requires hybrid picking and dynamic control to trigger the envelope filter musically, as well as navigating Garcia's intricate chord-melody style.
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Original Gear
GuitarDoug Irwin 'Tiger' custom guitar
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark II (most likely Mark II-B) head into JBL K120 speakers
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1980. Tiger guitar with custom wiring, five-way selector, coil-split toggles. Mesa/Boogie Mark II-B amp was Jerry Garcia's primary studio amp for this era. Settings estimated based on typical Garcia studio rig for 'Althea' and era-correct sources.
Tone Character(10)
throaty-bordering-on-nasal sweet spotbright and articulatefunky envelope filter quackwarm but cleartouch-sensitive dynamicsclean, glassy top endslightly compresseddistinctive Jerry Garcia claritypercussive attackrolled-off tone knob for nasal character
Difficulty
The riff requires hybrid picking and dynamic control to trigger the envelope filter musically, as well as navigating Garcia's intricate chord-melody style.