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Solo Tone
Fire Woman
The Cult
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom 'Woodie' (1979, finish removed from front)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (paired with Matchless DC-30 in studio, but Marshall is primary for heavy solo tone)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1989. For 'Fire Woman' solo, Billy Duffy used his Les Paul Custom into a Marshall JCM800, with Matchless DC-30 also used in the studio for layering. No Gretsch on this track. Effects chain includes Boss BF-2 Flanger and Boss DD-3 Digital Delay for the solo section.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustainaggressive bridge pickup attackrich harmonic overtonescrunchy British midrangetight low endcutting lead presencemodulated swirl from flangerspacious echo from delayclassic hard rock solo sounddynamic pick attack
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced technique due to its fast runs, precise timing with delay, and expressive use of effects, but does not reach shred-level complexity.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom 'Woodie' (1979, finish removed from front)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (paired with Matchless DC-30 in studio, but Marshall is primary for heavy solo tone)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1989. For 'Fire Woman' solo, Billy Duffy used his Les Paul Custom into a Marshall JCM800, with Matchless DC-30 also used in the studio for layering. No Gretsch on this track. Effects chain includes Boss BF-2 Flanger and Boss DD-3 Digital Delay for the solo section.
Tone Character(10)
singing sustainaggressive bridge pickup attackrich harmonic overtonescrunchy British midrangetight low endcutting lead presencemodulated swirl from flangerspacious echo from delayclassic hard rock solo sounddynamic pick attack
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced technique due to its fast runs, precise timing with delay, and expressive use of effects, but does not reach shred-level complexity.