No. 0051991·alternative·5 blocks
Under the Bridge
One of the most beautiful clean guitar tones in rock. The intro to Under the Bridge is Frusciante alone, playing delicate chord voicings on the neck pickup of a 1962 Stratocaster through a clean Marshall with a touch of chorus. The tone is warm, round, and shimmering, with the CE-1 chorus adding subtle movement that keeps the sound alive and breathing. The neck pickup is essential: it provides the full, rounded character that makes this tone so inviting. The Marshall is run clean at low volume, a departure from the typical cranked Marshall approach.
Blood Sugar Sex MagikSignal path · input → output · 6 blocksLive values · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
CE-1
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4x12 Green
Room
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor (light)
Threshold
-36dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
60s
Release
900s
Mix
70
Level
0dB
CE-1
← Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
Rate
3Hz
Depth
6
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← Marshall Major 200W
Gain
2.5
Bass
4
Mid
5
Treble
7
Presence
6
Master
5
Room
← Room reverb (The Mansion)
Decay
1.5s
Mix
20
Engineer's note
File 005
One of the most beautiful clean guitar tones in rock. The intro to Under the Bridge is Frusciante alone, playing delicate chord voicings on the neck pickup of a 1962 Stratocaster through a clean Marshall with a touch of chorus. The tone is warm, round, and shimmering, with the CE-1 chorus adding subtle movement that keeps the sound alive and breathing. The neck pickup is essential: it provides the full, rounded character that makes this tone so inviting. The Marshall is run clean at low volume, a departure from the typical cranked Marshall approach.
— John Frusciante
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