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Solo Tone
Let's Go Crazy
Prince & The Revolution
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarLate-'70s Hohner/H.S. Anderson MadCat (Telecaster copy)
Amp1981 Mesa/Boogie Mark IIB
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1983-1984, Purple Rain sessions. Used bridge pickup. Mesa/Boogie Mark IIB set clean, pedals provided distortion and effects. Custom Bag End 4x12 cabs with JBL D120F speakers. Settings from Guitar World are for studio, not live.
Tone Character(9)
aggressive treble bitesinging sustainbuzzing, fuzz-like overtonescutting lead tonemidrange claritytight, focused attackwah-inflected phrasingflanger swirl for dramacompressed, high-output solo sound
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced control of fast picking, expressive use of wah and flanger, and precise articulation, making it challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
GuitarLate-'70s Hohner/H.S. Anderson MadCat (Telecaster copy)
Amp1981 Mesa/Boogie Mark IIB
Amp Settings
gain7
bass5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1983-1984, Purple Rain sessions. Used bridge pickup. Mesa/Boogie Mark IIB set clean, pedals provided distortion and effects. Custom Bag End 4x12 cabs with JBL D120F speakers. Settings from Guitar World are for studio, not live.
Tone Character(9)
aggressive treble bitesinging sustainbuzzing, fuzz-like overtonescutting lead tonemidrange claritytight, focused attackwah-inflected phrasingflanger swirl for dramacompressed, high-output solo sound
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced control of fast picking, expressive use of wah and flanger, and precise articulation, making it challenging for most players.