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Solo Tone
Green Earrings (2025 Remaster)
Steely Dan
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1970s Fender Stratocaster (likely, Denny Dias or Elliott Randall session guitar)
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (likely, based on Steely Dan session standards of the 1970s)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1976 original session; 2025 Remaster is from the original multitracks. No explicit source for exact gear, but Steely Dan's session players (Dias/Randall) were known for using Stratocasters and Fender amps for this era. No evidence of live/touring rig for this solo.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and articulateslightly compressed attacksinging sustainclear note separationmild breakupdynamic responsetouch-sensitivesubtle modulation at solo endnot heavily saturatedbright top end
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced picking accuracy, fast runs, and complex phrasing typical of Steely Dan's session work, making it challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
Guitar1970s Fender Stratocaster (likely, Denny Dias or Elliott Randall session guitar)
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (likely, based on Steely Dan session standards of the 1970s)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1976 original session; 2025 Remaster is from the original multitracks. No explicit source for exact gear, but Steely Dan's session players (Dias/Randall) were known for using Stratocasters and Fender amps for this era. No evidence of live/touring rig for this solo.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and articulateslightly compressed attacksinging sustainclear note separationmild breakupdynamic responsetouch-sensitivesubtle modulation at solo endnot heavily saturatedbright top end
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced picking accuracy, fast runs, and complex phrasing typical of Steely Dan's session work, making it challenging for most players.