No. 0191970·rock·3 blocks
Truckin'
Jerry Garcia's tone on Truckin' is a sparkling, clean Guild Starfire sound through a Fender Twin Reverb. This is about clarity and articulation, not distortion. Every note rings out with bell-like precision, and the Twin's massive clean headroom ensures the tone stays pristine even at volume. The touch of spring reverb adds depth without washing out the details. Garcia's tone is the opposite of most rock guitarists: clean, bright, and dynamically responsive to his fingerpicking and flatpicking technique.
American BeautySignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Guild Starfire
Pickups
HH
Tuning
middle
Strings
standard
Volume Pedal
Deluxe Comp
US Double Nrm
Spring
Simple Delay
2x12 Double C12N
Volume Pedal
← Volume pedal
Level
100%
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-36dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
60s
Release
910s
Mix
74
Level
0dB
US Double Nrm
← Fender Twin Reverb
Drive
3
Bass
4
Mid
6
Treble
7
Presence
6
Master
1
Bias
0.5
BiasX
0.5
Sag
0.5
Hum
0.5
Ripple
0.5
Ch Vol
5
Spring
← Twin Reverb spring reverb
LowCut125Hz
HighCut6500Hz
Mix
25
Decay
2s
Simple Delay
← Slapback / ambience
Time
300ms
Feedback
15
Mix
20
TempoSync1
0
2x12 Double C12N
← Twin Reverb 2x12 Jensen
LowCut19.9Hz
HighCut16000Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Engineer's note
File 019
Jerry Garcia's tone on Truckin' is a sparkling, clean Guild Starfire sound through a Fender Twin Reverb. This is about clarity and articulation, not distortion. Every note rings out with bell-like precision, and the Twin's massive clean headroom ensures the tone stays pristine even at volume. The touch of spring reverb adds depth without washing out the details. Garcia's tone is the opposite of most rock guitarists: clean, bright, and dynamically responsive to his fingerpicking and flatpicking technique.
— Jerry Garcia
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