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Cliffs Of Dover - Instrumental
Eric Johnson
Tone Snapshot
Pickup: ES-335 bridge humbuckerTone profile
Gain
Tightness
Brightness
Mid Scoop
Ambience
What makes this tone
- Smooth Top End
Signal chain
- Guitar: 1963 Gibson ES-335 bridge pickup
- Pickup: ES-335 bridge humbucker
- Amp: 1969 Marshall model 1959 Super Lead 100W head with both
- Effects: Maestro EP-3 Echoplex into Chandler/Paul C. Tube Driver
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
Smooth, singing lead saturation with a bowed-violin-like attack.
Bass
Warm and supportive.
Mids
Strong and vocal despite the amp's unusual physical settings.
Treble
Smooth rather than piercing.
Brightness / presence
Controlled upper end; warmth and sustain dominate.
Compression
Tube Driver/amp compression creates long sustain.
Effects
Maestro EP-3 Echoplex into Chandler/Paul C. Tube Driver is central to the lead rig.
Evidence / Sources
Tone character: singing, violin-like, smooth, sustaining, warm, articulate, liquid
Targets the majority ES-335 lead tone. The 1954 Strat appears for a short intro/solo section. Canonical values are tonal translation, not literal duplication of the unusual physical Marshall EQ positions.
Effects
Maestro EP-3 Echoplex into Chandler/Paul C. Tube Driver is central to the lead rig.
Original Gear
Guitar
1963 Gibson ES-335 bridge pickup for most of the song
1954 Strat used briefly in the intro/solo
Amp
1969 Marshall model 1959 Super Lead 100W head with both channels linked
Channel
Linked channels I and II, cranked for lead sustain
Pickup
ES-335 bridge humbucker for the main/majority reference
