The Dead Atlas
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August 7
“Some folks trust to reason, others trust to might. I don't trust to nothing, but I know it come out right.”
Today's Top Show
Alpine Valley Music Theater
East Troy, WI
1982
19651995
Curator Score
How this is computed →46StandoutRank #198 of 1,978
Official releaseRelisten ratingarchive.org rating
Official release
- Dick's Picks Vol. 32♫ Spotify♫ Apple Music
From the Curator's Journal · Today's Show
Listened 4/29/16· Dicks Picks Vol. 32
Awesome show!
Song of the Day
I Know You Rider
The highest-rated version across the Atlas:
1970-05-02Harpur College, Binghampton, NYplayed 519 times across the Atlas
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Jerry Tone · for Today's Show
Keyed to 1982 · Brent era era (1980–1984)
- Guitar
- Tiger primary; Wolf occasionally
- Signal
- OBEL chain (Mu-Tron III, MXR Distortion+, MXR Phase 100, analog delay) + Roland GR-300 guitar synth via 24-pin GK pickup (pre-MIDI)
- Vibe
- Mu-Tron is still there, but the rig is bigger and the delays longer. Brent's B3 widens the harmonic spectrum and Jerry has more space to sit in.
- Dial in
- Same Mu-Tron / Distortion+ chain as late 70s, but push delay times to 450–550ms and let the repeats wash. For ballads (Stella Blue, Comes a Time), drop the Mutron entirely — neck pickup, tone at 5, and let the room do the work.
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