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Need Your Love so Bad (Version #2 [remake]) Guitar Tone Settings
Fleetwood Mac · 1960s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard 'Greeny'
Pickups
PAF humbuckers (neck pickup magnet reversed for out-of-phase middle position)
Amp
Matamp Series 2000
Pickup Position
Middle position (neck + bridge out-of-phase)
Studio recording, 1969; Peter Green's 'Greeny' Les Paul with out-of-phase wiring used for signature nasal tone. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section. Settings estimated based on amp type, era, and genre.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain3.5
Reverb3
Treble6
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- nasal and hollow
- warm and smooth
- rounded attack
- touch-sensitive
- mellow sustain
- clear and bell-like
- slightly scooped mids
- vintage British blues
- no audible overdrive
- classic out-of-phase character
Notes & Caveats
- No explicit numeric amp settings found in sources; values estimated based on typical Matamp settings for 1960s British blues.
- No evidence of pedals or effects used for the riff section; only amp and guitar tone shaping.
- Pickup position inferred from multiple sources describing Peter Green's signature out-of-phase middle position for this song.
- Studio recording context confirmed, but no direct studio notes on effects or settings.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Peter Green's tone on this track is warm, round, and just at the edge of breakup, typical of late 60s British blues with a Les Paul and Marshall or Fender amp. The mids and bass are prominent for fullness, treble is restrained for smoothness, and moderate reverb adds vintage space.