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 · 6 blocksLive values · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (1962 Japanese Reissue)
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Compressor
Green Scream
Search Rig Exchange for 'Marshall JCM800'
Delay
Room Reverb
Compressor
← Studio compression
Intensity
3.5
Attack
0.1s
Volume
0
Green Scream
← Ibanez TS-9 Tube Screamer
Drive
4
Tone
5.5
Volume
7.5
Search Rig Exchange for 'Marshall JCM800'
← Marshall JCM800 2203
Gain
6.8
Bass
4.8
Middle
6.2
Treble
6.6
Presence
6
Delay
← Subtle slap (studio)
Time
340ms
Feedback
0.2
Mix
0.1
Room Reverb
← Tracking room ambience
Decay
1.2s
Predelay
20ms
Mix
0.2
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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