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Solo Tone
Where Is My Mind?
Pixies
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson ES-345 with Bigsby
AmpMarshall JCM800 50-watt head into 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1987-1988 era. Joey Santiago used the ES-345 for the solo, running into a Marshall JCM800 for dirty tones. The Varitone switch was typically set to position 3. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the original recording.
Tone Character(10)
mid-gain British cruncharticulate and dynamicslightly nasal upper-midsclear note separationtouch-sensitive driveopen, uncompressed feelquirky phrasing with expressive bendsmoderate sustainnot overly saturateddistinctive, angular attack
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate control of expressive effects (wah), dynamic picking, and phrasing, but does not involve fast runs or advanced technical techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gibson ES-345 with Bigsby
AmpMarshall JCM800 50-watt head into 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1987-1988 era. Joey Santiago used the ES-345 for the solo, running into a Marshall JCM800 for dirty tones. The Varitone switch was typically set to position 3. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the original recording.
Tone Character(10)
mid-gain British cruncharticulate and dynamicslightly nasal upper-midsclear note separationtouch-sensitive driveopen, uncompressed feelquirky phrasing with expressive bendsmoderate sustainnot overly saturateddistinctive, angular attack
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate control of expressive effects (wah), dynamic picking, and phrasing, but does not involve fast runs or advanced technical techniques.