Float On

The recording

Recorded at Sweet Tea Studios in Oxford, Mississippi, producer Dennis Herring captured the lead part by miking the amp with a Shure SM57. Brock employed the bridge pickup of his custom Wicks guitar, using the tremolo arm to bend artificial harmonics and adding a subtle digital delay timed to the song’s 101 BPM tempo. The tone was achieved by pushing the Fender Super Six clean channel hard, using an Ibanez TS9 as a clean boost, while the Boss DD‑3 added a synced quarter‑note repeat, creating the song’s bright, bouncy lead sound.

Reported gear

Guitar

Custom Wicks Guitar with P-90 style pickups

Guitar

Brock used a custom Wicks guitar fitted with P‑90‑style single‑coil pickups, playing the bridge pickup to cut through the mix.

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Overdrive

Used as a clean boost to push the Fender Super Six into a bright, articulate clean tone.

Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Delay

Provides a short digital repeat synced to the track’s 101 BPM tempo, adding rhythmic depth without washing out the clean tone.

Fender Super Six

Amp

A clean Fender amp set at high volume to achieve ample headroom, letting the guitar’s articulation and the boost pedal shine.

Alternatives

Squier Vintage Modified Jazzmaster

Modern equivalent · for the Custom Wicks Guitar with P-90 style pickups

$350 to $450

Boss DD-7 Digital Delay

Modern equivalent · for the Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

$200 to $250

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Still made · for the Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

$180 to $250

Fender Blues Junior

Modern equivalent · for the Fender Super Six

$400 to $500

Practical playing approach

Recreation guidance, not a claim about undocumented studio control positions.

1. 1.Select the bridge pickup and keep the tremolo arm ready for whammy‑bar bends.
2. 2.Play artificial harmonics and lift the bar to pitch‑shift them.
3. 3.Set a digital delay to a quarter‑note repeat around 101 BPM and keep feedback low.
4. 4.Use a clean boost (e.g., TS‑9) to drive the amp into bright headroom without distortion.