Blues Rock2011Bright Lights EP
Bright Lights Amp Settings
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Original Recording Settings
partially-sourcedResearched tone data for "Bright Lights" by Gary Clark Jr.
Original Gear
- Guitar
- Epiphone Casino (cherry red, Korean-made pre-2007)
- Pickups
- Stock Epiphone P-90 single-coils (bridge for rhythm/solos; both for clean)
- Amplifier
- Fender Vibro-King (60W, 3x10" Jensen)
- Channel
- Single channel
- Tuning
- standard
- Pickup Selector
- bridge (rhythm/solos), middle/both (clean)
- Strings
- D'Addario EXL115: .011-.049
Fender Princeton Reverb always on alongside Vibro-King. Volume set at breakup point as confirmed by Clark.
Amp Settings
Bass
4.0
Mid
6.0
Treble
5.0
Volume
3.0
Volume 3-4 confirmed by Clark as breakup sweet spot on Vibro-King. EQ settings estimated from interviews. Reverb at 3-4.
Effects Chain
→
Dunlop Cry Baby Wah GCB95
wah
→
Ibanez Tube Screamer
overdrive
→
Fulltone Octafuzz
fuzz
→
Malekko Analog Delay
delay
→
→Analogman Analog Delay
delay
1.Dunlop Cry Baby Wah GCB95 — Wah for expressive lead passages.
2.Ibanez Tube Screamer — Mid-push overdrive for solo boost.
3.Fulltone Octafuzz — Octave fuzz for heavy passages.
4.Malekko Analog Delay — Analog delay for warmth and space.
5.Analogman Analog Delay — Second analog delay — stacked for depth.
Playing Technique
Pick for aggressive rhythm; fingers for soul passages. Strong wide blues vibrato. Heavy string bending. Dynamic volume-knob manipulation.
Sources+
- Guitar World (April 2012)
- MusicRadar (2011, 2012)
- Premier Guitar rig rundowns (2014, 2019)
- Reverb.com (2014)
- Equipboard
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