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Solo Tone
Dissolved Girl
Massive Attack
Guitarother1990s
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely Fender Stratocaster or Gibson Les Paul, as used by Angelo Bruschini on Mezzanine era)
AmpUnknown (no source confirms amp model for this song/section; Massive Attack often used clean solid-state or tube amps in studio)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1997-1998 (Mezzanine sessions). No direct source confirms exact guitar, pickup, or amp model for the clean solo section of 'Dissolved Girl'. All gear is estimated based on era, genre, and known band member gear from the Mezzanine period.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothdeep and moodyethereal and atmosphericlush ambient texturesclean and clearslightly dark and roundedsubtle modulationspacious with reverbdynamic and expressivenot harsh or brittle
Difficulty
The solo is not technically complex but requires careful control of clean tone, expressive phrasing, and tasteful use of effects to achieve the atmospheric sound characteristic of Massive Attack's style.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely Fender Stratocaster or Gibson Les Paul, as used by Angelo Bruschini on Mezzanine era)
AmpUnknown (no source confirms amp model for this song/section; Massive Attack often used clean solid-state or tube amps in studio)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1997-1998 (Mezzanine sessions). No direct source confirms exact guitar, pickup, or amp model for the clean solo section of 'Dissolved Girl'. All gear is estimated based on era, genre, and known band member gear from the Mezzanine period.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothdeep and moodyethereal and atmosphericlush ambient texturesclean and clearslightly dark and roundedsubtle modulationspacious with reverbdynamic and expressivenot harsh or brittle
Difficulty
The solo is not technically complex but requires careful control of clean tone, expressive phrasing, and tasteful use of effects to achieve the atmospheric sound characteristic of Massive Attack's style.