No. 0601976·progressive-rock·4 blocks
Carry On Wayward Son
Kerry Livgren's rig on Carry On Wayward Son was disarmingly simple: a guitar straight into a 100-watt Marshall head and one slant cabinet, no pedals, 'no modification of any kind.' Recorded at Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana (1976) and produced by Jeff Glixman, the dirty rhythm tone is all cranked-amp grind. Livgren's own main guitar in the Kansas years was a Gibson ES-335, though the exact guitar on this track isn't confirmed and Rich Williams' Les Paul doubled the rhythm. Standard tuning, an Am-pentatonic riff played straight in.
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Guitar
Gibson ES-335 (Livgren's stated Kansas-years main — track guitar unconfirmed)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge (inferred from the cutting rhythm tone — not documented for this track)
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
1959 SLP
4x12 Greenback
Plate
Studio Comp
← Natural amp + studio compression
Threshold
-30dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
0.1s
Release
0.5s
Mix
0.5
Level
0dB
1959 SLP
← 100W Marshall Super Lead (cranked)
Gain
6.5
Bass
5
Mid
6
Treble
6.5
Presence
6
Master
9
Sag
5.5
4x12 Greenback
← Marshall slant 4x12
LowCut95Hz
HighCut8500Hz
Level
0dB
Plate
← Studio plate/chamber (inferred)
Decay
1.1s
Predelay
20ms
Mix
0.1
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 060
Kerry Livgren's rig on Carry On Wayward Son was disarmingly simple: a guitar straight into a 100-watt Marshall head and one slant cabinet, no pedals, 'no modification of any kind.' Recorded at Studio in the Country in Bogalusa, Louisiana (1976) and produced by Jeff Glixman, the dirty rhythm tone is all cranked-amp grind. Livgren's own main guitar in the Kansas years was a Gibson ES-335, though the exact guitar on this track isn't confirmed and Rich Williams' Les Paul doubled the rhythm. Standard tuning, an Am-pentatonic riff played straight in.
— Kerry Livgren
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