Fire on the Mountain
Envelope filter with the guitar volume rolled back so the filter opens only on the hard notes.
- Guitar
- Strat, middle pickup
- Guitar volume
- 6
- Guitar tone
- 8
- Envelope filter
- On, medium sweep
- Amp — Volume
- 6
- Amp — Bass
- 5
- Amp — Treble
- 7
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JG
Grateful Dead
Jerry Garcia
Psychedelic Rock1965–1995USA
A rotating arsenal of Strats and custom builds, run through a rack the Dead designed themselves — bright, chiming and endlessly modulated.
Known for: Truckin', Scarlet Begonias, Terrapin Station
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gear entries
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Rig rundown
Pedals
2MXR Phase 100
PedalSwirling phase for the spacier numbers.
Mu-Tron III Envelope Filter
PedalThe quack on Fire on the Mountain.
Amps
2Fender Twin Reverb
AmpCleans pushed by the rack, miked in stereo.
Fender Twin Reverb
AmpThe clean platform behind his tone.
Guitars
3Doug Irwin Tiger
GuitarThe famous custom guitar with on-board effects loops.
Fender Stratocaster 'Alligator'
GuitarStripped and rebuilt with new electronics and a brass bridge.
Doug Irwin Tiger
GuitarHis legendary custom-built guitar.
Dial-in specs
What to dial in to chase Jerry Garcia's signature sounds — knob positions, pickup choice and amp EQ as documented.
Scarlet Begonias
Bright, clean and chorused — the classic Garcia rhythm chime.
- Guitar
- Strat, bridge + middle
- Guitar volume
- 8
- Guitar tone
- 9
- Amp — Volume
- 6
- Amp — Treble
- 8
- Amp — Bass
- 5
- Phase
- Off / slow