No. 1492005·hard-rock·5 blocks
Woman
Andrew Stockdale's searing, fuzz-soaked riff from Wolfmother's 2005 debut — the track that won the 2007 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. Producer Dave Sardy tracked it at Sound City, LA, keeping ~10 vintage amps (Marshall Plexis, Oranges, Laneys, Hiwatts) on hand and switching between them for tonal variety. The dirt is fuzz, not just the amp: a Green Russian Big Muff is the documented studio fuzz, with octave-fuzz character (a Foxx Tone Machine is his live staple) for the screaming lead bite. Standard E, '73 Gibson SG.
WolfmotherSignal path · input → output · 6 blocksLive values · Fractal Axe-Fx
Guitar
1973 Gibson SG
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Deluxe Comp
Bit Muff Pi
Plexi 100W High
4x12 Greenback
Plate
Deluxe Comp
← Light tracking compression
Threshold
-30dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
40s
Release
180s
Mix
0.3
Level
0dB
Bit Muff Pi
← Green Russian Big Muff
Drive
7
Tone
5.5
Level
6
Plexi 100W High
← Vintage Marshall Super Lead (Plexi) / Orange
Drive
6
Bass
5
Mid
6
Treble
7
Presence
6
MV
8
4x12 Greenback
← 4x12 (period Marshall/Orange)
LowCut90Hz
HighCut6500Hz
Level
0dB
Plate
← Studio plate/room ambience
Mix
0.1
Decay
1s
Predelay
16ms
Engineer's note
File 149
Andrew Stockdale's searing, fuzz-soaked riff from Wolfmother's 2005 debut — the track that won the 2007 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. Producer Dave Sardy tracked it at Sound City, LA, keeping ~10 vintage amps (Marshall Plexis, Oranges, Laneys, Hiwatts) on hand and switching between them for tonal variety. The dirt is fuzz, not just the amp: a Green Russian Big Muff is the documented studio fuzz, with octave-fuzz character (a Foxx Tone Machine is his live staple) for the screaming lead bite. Standard E, '73 Gibson SG.
— Andrew Stockdale
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