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Mississippi Queen Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Mountain
Mountain · 1970s · rock
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Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Junior
Pickups
P-90 single coil (bridge position)
Amp
Sunn Coliseum PA head into Sunn 4x12 cabinet
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1970. No pedals used, just guitar straight into amp. All evidence points to this setup for the original studio riff section of 'Mississippi Queen'.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass7
Gain7
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence6.5
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Tone Character
- big, thick, milkshake-like
- rich and chocolatey
- aggressive and punchy
- raw and direct
- full-bodied with strong midrange
- tight low end
- biting bridge pickup attack
- dry, no ambience
- British crunch
- simple, powerful, riff-driven
Sources
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