No. 0811991·grunge·6 blocks
Alive
Alive ends on one of rock's most euphoric outro solos — and famously, the keeper take was a single pass nailed at the mix in England, with a Uni-Vibe swirling underneath. The rig is McCready's Ten staple: the black 1962 Japanese-reissue Strat, an Ibanez TS-9 pushing a cranked Marshall JCM800, a Cry Baby in the solo, and that Uni-Vibe on the outro. Note: the 1959 Les Paul fans tie to Alive is his LIVE guitar (bought in 1998) — the recording is the Strat.
TenSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Fractal Axe-Fx
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (1962 Japanese Reissue)
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
TS808 OD
Brit 800
4x12 Greenback
Vibe
Room
Studio Comp
← Studio compression
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
8s
Release
200s
Mix
0.6
Level
0dB
TS808 OD
← Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer
Drive
4
Tone
5.5
Level
7.5
Brit 800
← Marshall JCM800 2203
Drive
6.8
Bass
4.8
Mid
6.2
Treble
6.6
Presence
6
MV
5
Cut
4
4x12 Greenback
← Marshall 1960A 4x12 (25-watt Greenbacks)
LowCut90Hz
HighCut6500Hz
Level
0dB
Vibe
← Uni-Vibe
Rate
3Hz
Depth
5.5
Mix
0.4
Room
← Tracking / mix ambience
Mix
0.2
Decay
1.2s
Predelay
0.0ms
Engineer's note
File 081
Alive ends on one of rock's most euphoric outro solos — and famously, the keeper take was a single pass nailed at the mix in England, with a Uni-Vibe swirling underneath. The rig is McCready's Ten staple: the black 1962 Japanese-reissue Strat, an Ibanez TS-9 pushing a cranked Marshall JCM800, a Cry Baby in the solo, and that Uni-Vibe on the outro. Note: the 1959 Les Paul fans tie to Alive is his LIVE guitar (bought in 1998) — the recording is the Strat.
— Mike McCready
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