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Riff Tone
Fire On the Mountain
Grateful Dead
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarDoug Irwin 'Wolf' custom guitar
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 1970s) into McIntosh MC2300 power amp
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
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Notes
Live performance, 1977 era (e.g., Cornell 5/8/77 and Spring '77 shows). Jerry Garcia's signal path included an onboard effects loop. Studio version is similar but most iconic tones are from live recordings.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatequacky envelope filter effectclean and percussivedynamic response to pickingtight low endslightly scooped midscutting trebletouch-sensitive attackliquid sustain (from envelope filter)open and airy
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to the need for precise picking dynamics to trigger the envelope filter, syncopated rhythm, and clean articulation.
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Original Gear
GuitarDoug Irwin 'Wolf' custom guitar
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 1970s) into McIntosh MC2300 power amp
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, 1977 era (e.g., Cornell 5/8/77 and Spring '77 shows). Jerry Garcia's signal path included an onboard effects loop. Studio version is similar but most iconic tones are from live recordings.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatequacky envelope filter effectclean and percussivedynamic response to pickingtight low endslightly scooped midscutting trebletouch-sensitive attackliquid sustain (from envelope filter)open and airy
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to the need for precise picking dynamics to trigger the envelope filter, syncopated rhythm, and clean articulation.