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Solo Tone
Estimated Prophet
Grateful Dead
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1976 Doug Irwin 'Wolf' custom guitar
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 1970s)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1977. Jerry Garcia's 'Wolf' guitar was used for the 'Estimated Prophet' solo, routed through his pedalboard into a clean Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of live rig or other guitars for this studio solo.
Tone Character(10)
quacky envelope filter sweepclean and glassypercussive attackbright and articulate highsdynamic, vocal-like filter movementtight, focused low endminimal amp breakuptouch-sensitive responsefunky, rhythmic phrasingliquid, expressive solo tone
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate technique due to the need for dynamic control of the envelope filter, expressive phrasing, and rhythmic accuracy to match the filter's response.
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Original Gear
Guitar1976 Doug Irwin 'Wolf' custom guitar
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 1970s)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1977. Jerry Garcia's 'Wolf' guitar was used for the 'Estimated Prophet' solo, routed through his pedalboard into a clean Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of live rig or other guitars for this studio solo.
Tone Character(10)
quacky envelope filter sweepclean and glassypercussive attackbright and articulate highsdynamic, vocal-like filter movementtight, focused low endminimal amp breakuptouch-sensitive responsefunky, rhythmic phrasingliquid, expressive solo tone
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate technique due to the need for dynamic control of the envelope filter, expressive phrasing, and rhythmic accuracy to match the filter's response.