No. 1492005·hard-rock·5 blocks

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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.

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Settings for
Signal path · input → output · 5 blocksLive values · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
1973 Gibson SG
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Studio Comp
Big Muff Fuzz
Search Rig Exchange for 'Marshall Plexi Super Lead'
Plate Reverb
Studio Comp
← Light tracking compression
Dynamics
Threshold
4dB
Volume
0
Big Muff Fuzz
← Green Russian Big Muff
Distortion
Drive
7
Tone
5.5
Volume
6
Search Rig Exchange for 'Marshall Plexi Super Lead'
← Vintage Marshall Super Lead (Plexi) / Orange
Reverb
Gain
5
Bass
5
Middle
6
Treble
7
Presence
6
Plate Reverb
← Studio plate/room ambience
Reverb
Decay
1s
Predelay
16ms
Mix
12

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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