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Pearl Jam
Tone profile
What makes this tone
Signal chain
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
saturated Marshall crunch (amp-driven overdrive)
Bass
full but controlled, not boomy
Mids
forward and present to cut the mix
Treble
bright with definition
Brightness / presence
moderate-high presence for pick attack clarity
Compression
medium amp compression from tube saturation
Effects
Estimated ambience/reverb; recorded effect type unknown
Evidence / Sources
sources describe McCready using a Strat through a Marshall JCM800 on Ten-era tracks and studio EMT/Lexicon ambience.
Estimated ambience/reverb; recorded effect type unknown
Guitar
Likely Fender Stratocaster
Amp
Likely Marshall JCM800
Channel
Likely Pushed/crunch preamp
Pickup
bridge (for heavier/riff parts)