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Sunshine of Your Love (Mono version)
Cream
GuitarRiffDistortedrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1964 Gibson SG Standard (The Fool SG, hand-painted)
Amp1966 Marshall Super 100 (JTM 45/100) with KT66 tubes into Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet (Celestion G12M T1221 'greenback' speakers)
Amp Settings
mid9
bass8.5
gain7.5
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fat, honking midrangewarm and thickpercussive attackbrighter than neck pickup but still roundedfull frequency rangenatural compressionsinging sustainBritish crunchwoman toneslightly nasal, not harsh
Difficulty
The riff is iconic but not technically complex; the main challenge is maintaining the groove, muting, and achieving the right percussive attack and tone with the guitar's controls.
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