No. 0521973·southern-rock·4 blocks
Free Bird
The blueprint southern-rock outro solo. Allen Collins played the entire four-minute Free Bird outro himself on a modified 1964 Gibson Firebird I run through a slaved Marshall Super Tremolo + Fender Twin Reverb rig — Marshall grind for sustain, Fender Twin for clarity, both pushing the same Strat-into-cab signal. The solo was tracked in two takes and double-tracked for stereo width. No pedals, no boost — just two cranked amps in parallel.
Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérdSignal path · input → output · 4 blocksLive values · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
Gibson Firebird I (1964, modified)
Pickups
single
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Compressor
Search Rig Exchange for 'Plexi' or 'Super Lead' or 'Free Bird'
Spring Reverb
Compressor
← Light parallel compression
Sustain
4
Tone
5
Volume
5
Search Rig Exchange for 'Plexi' or 'Super Lead' or 'Free Bird'
← Marshall Super Tremolo (1973, 100W)
Gain
7
Bass
5
Middle
6
Treble
6.5
Presence
6
Spring Reverb
← Fender Twin Reverb spring tank (parallel amp)
Decay
1.5s
Predelay
20ms
Mix
20
Engineer's note
File 052
The blueprint southern-rock outro solo. Allen Collins played the entire four-minute Free Bird outro himself on a modified 1964 Gibson Firebird I run through a slaved Marshall Super Tremolo + Fender Twin Reverb rig — Marshall grind for sustain, Fender Twin for clarity, both pushing the same Strat-into-cab signal. The solo was tracked in two takes and double-tracked for stereo width. No pedals, no boost — just two cranked amps in parallel.
— Allen Collins
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