GuitarDistortedSolo
Bad Penny (Live) Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Rory Gallagher
Rory Gallagher · 1980s · blues
live
Original Recording
Guitar
1961 Fender Stratocaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (original 1961 spec, likely all stock)
Amp
Marshall 1973 JMP 50 Watt Lead Tube Amp (Lead spec, into Marshall 4x12 cab, live at Montreux 1985)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Live performance, Montreux 1985. Rory Gallagher's main Strat, no evidence of alternate guitars for this solo. Amp is the Marshall JMP 50 Lead, not the Bassman or Vox for this era/song. No evidence of studio overdubs or alternate gear for this live solo.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass7
Gain6.5
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez Tube Screamer (likely TS808 or TS9) · overdrive
Fender Stratocaster → Ibanez Tube Screamer → Marshall JMP 50 Lead (no effects loop, minimal/no amp reverb)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- warm and vocal-like
- touch-sensitive
- dynamic and expressive
- biting attack
- slightly compressed
- clear note separation
- British crunch
- open and airy highs
- responsive to picking dynamics