Tone Profile

An iconic, heavily sustained, and emotionally charged guitar solo with a psychedelic and soulful vibe. It's characterized by its use of fuzz, wah, and echo to create a soaring, almost vocal-like quality.

Production Credits

Signal Chain

Recording Notes

• Eddie Hazel played the guitar part in one take.
• Reportedly, George Clinton told Eddie Hazel to imagine he had just been told his mother was dead.

Recreation Tips

• Start with a Stratocaster-style guitar into a Marshall-style amp. The key is finding the sweet spot where the amp is overdriven but not completely saturated.
• Use a Fuzz Face or similar fuzz pedal for thick sustain.
• Employ a Vox Wah pedal, using subtle movements to create a vocal-like texture.
• Experiment with delay or echo to add depth and dimension to the sound. Use a relatively subtle setting to avoid washing out the tone.

Recommended Gear

• Fender Stratocaster(guitar)
• Marshall Super Lead(amp)
• Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone(pedal)
• Vox Wah(pedal)