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Born With a Broken Heart Guitar Tone Settings
Kenny Wayne Shepherd · 1990s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (custom-painted, 1990s, used on 'Born With a Broken Heart')
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (stock or period-correct replacements, exact model unspecified)
Amp
Fender Bassman (vintage, likely 1959 reissue or original, used for studio recording)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1995 (for debut album 'Ledbetter Heights'). Guitar confirmed by artist interview as the custom-painted Strat used on this track. Amp confirmed as Fender Bassman, normal channel preferred for studio. Settings are estimated based on artist's typical approach and era, as no numeric studio settings are published.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6.5
Gain4.5
Reverb3.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer · overdrive
- Jim Dunlop Wah · wah
Fender Stratocaster → Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer → Jim Dunlop Wah (occasionally) → Fender Bassman (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- warm and glassy
- touch-sensitive
- edge-of-breakup crunch
- dynamic and responsive
- clear note separation
- open highs
- tight low end
- midrange presence
- slight amp breakup
- percussive pick attack