No. 0611991·grunge·4 blocks
Black
Black is Mike McCready's masterclass in dynamics — clean, aching verses that bloom into one of grunge's most emotional outro solos. The secret is two amps: a Fender Bassman handles the pristine clean arpeggios (McCready himself said "you can hear that on Black"), while a cranked Marshall JCM800 pushed by an Ibanez TS-9 carries the soaring lead. The guitar is the black 1962 Japanese-reissue Stratocaster that Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament bought him during the Ten sessions.
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
Digital Delay
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
Digital Delay
← Subtle slap (studio)
Time
340ms
Feedback
0.2
Mix
0.1
Room
← Tracking room ambience
Mix
0.2
Decay
1.2s
Predelay
0.0ms
Engineer's note
File 061
Black is Mike McCready's masterclass in dynamics — clean, aching verses that bloom into one of grunge's most emotional outro solos. The secret is two amps: a Fender Bassman handles the pristine clean arpeggios (McCready himself said "you can hear that on Black"), while a cranked Marshall JCM800 pushed by an Ibanez TS-9 carries the soaring lead. The guitar is the black 1962 Japanese-reissue Stratocaster that Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament bought him during the Ten sessions.
— Mike McCready
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