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Solo Tone
Born to Be Wild
Steppenwolf
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Esquire (candy-apple-red, single pickup, 1960s)
AmpFender Concert Amp (brown Tolex, 4x10, no reverb, early 1960s)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1967/1968. Monarch states he turned all amp knobs to 10 for the solo. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for the solo. No amp reverb present (Concert model had none).
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and saturated fuzzraw and bitingmid-forwardcutting and presentcompressed sustainno reverb or ambienceslightly nasal upper midsclassic late-60s fuzz soundtight and focused attackloud, in-your-face solo tone
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate technique due to its fast pentatonic licks, aggressive picking, and the challenge of controlling feedback and sustain from a vintage fuzz at high volume.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Esquire (candy-apple-red, single pickup, 1960s)
AmpFender Concert Amp (brown Tolex, 4x10, no reverb, early 1960s)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1967/1968. Monarch states he turned all amp knobs to 10 for the solo. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for the solo. No amp reverb present (Concert model had none).
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and saturated fuzzraw and bitingmid-forwardcutting and presentcompressed sustainno reverb or ambienceslightly nasal upper midsclassic late-60s fuzz soundtight and focused attackloud, in-your-face solo tone
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate technique due to its fast pentatonic licks, aggressive picking, and the challenge of controlling feedback and sustain from a vintage fuzz at high volume.