Blood Sugar Dry Funk — Split Marshalls & Reversed Solo
Frusciante’s Blood Sugar Sex Magik basics commonly used a late-1950s Stratocaster split between Marshall guitar and bass heads, with very little ambience or layering. The unusual solo was recorded as a sparse forward performance and reversed on tape; exact song-specific amplifier settings were not documented, so the controls below are representative. Source: Guitar Player’s 1991 John Frusciante interview, Mixdown’s Blood Sugar Sex Magik gear guide, and Far Out.
Signal Chain
Notes
Mute every unused string with both hands and keep the rhythm extremely dry. Recreate the solo by recording a slow melodic phrase and reversing the audio rather than using a reverse-delay pedal.
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