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 · Pedalboard
Guitar
1973 Gibson SG
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
Standard E (E-A-D-G-B-E)
Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff
Foxx Tone Machine (octave fuzz)
Vintage Marshall Super Lead (Plexi) / Orange
4x12 (model undocumented; period Marshall/Orange)
Shure SM57
Electro-Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff
fuzz
Sustain
7
Tone
6
Volume
7
Foxx Tone Machine (octave fuzz)
fuzz
Sustain
8
Tone
6
Volume
7
Vintage Marshall Super Lead (Plexi) / Orange
preamp
Volume
8
Bass
5
Middle
6
Treble
7
Presence
6
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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