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 · Pedalboard
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (1962 Japanese Reissue)
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Dunlop Cry Baby
Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9
Uni-Vibe
Marshall JCM800 2203
Marshall 1960A 4x12 (25-watt Greenbacks)
Shure SM57
Dunlop Cry Baby
wah
Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9
overdrive
Drive
4
Tone
6
Level
7
Uni-Vibe
modulation
Speed
3Hz
Intensity
5
Marshall JCM800 2203
preamp
Gain
7
Bass
5
Middle
6
Treble
7
Presence
6
Master
5
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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