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Ten-Era Seattle Lift — Les Paul Rhythm & Strat Solo

Stone Gossard supplied the foundational rhythm architecture, while Mike McCready described the lead as an overt Stevie Ray Vaughan-inspired performance. Ten-era documentation supports a Les Paul-based rhythm voice and a Stratocaster-based lead approach, but the exact song-session amp controls are not archived, so the values below are representative. Source: Guitar World’s Mike McCready track-by-track and making-of-Ten features, plus Equipboard’s Ten session page.

Signal Chain

Gibson Les Paul CustomIbanez Tube Screamer-style OverdriveMarshall JCM800-style headMarshall 4x12Output
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom
Tone
9
PickupBridge
TuningE Standard
Volume
10
PedalIbanez Tube Screamer-style Overdrive
Gain
3
Tone
5.5
Level
7
AmpMarshall JCM800-style head
Bass
5
Gain
6
Mids
6.5
Master
6
Treble
6
Presence
5.5
Cab / IRMarshall 4x12
MicRepresentative SM57-style dynamic mic
Mic PositionOff-axis, cap-edge transition

Notes

Keep Stone’s rhythm broad and steady, then make Mike’s lead brighter and more vocal. The solo should breathe like blues phrasing rather than sound tightly gated.

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