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Solo Tone

Shakedown Street [Live At Oakland Auditorium Arena, December 26, 1979]

Grateful Dead

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarDoug Irwin 'Tiger' Guitar
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Blackface) into McIntosh MC2300 power amp

Amp Settings

gain3.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Live performance, December 26, 1979, at Oakland Auditorium Arena. Jerry Garcia was using his Doug Irwin 'Tiger' guitar by late 1979, routed through a Fender Twin Reverb preamp section into a McIntosh MC2300 power amp, with effects patched in before the amp. This is a live rig, not a studio setup.

Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedarticulate note definitiontouch-sensitive dynamicsfluid and expressiveslightly compressedsubtle envelope filter quackclear top endsinging sustainorganic and openmildly percussive attack

Difficulty

The solo requires intermediate to advanced phrasing, dynamic control of the envelope filter, and expressive melodic improvisation typical of Garcia's live work. The technical challenge lies in touch sensitivity and rhythmic interplay rather than sheer speed.

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