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Pretty Girls Make Graves Solo Guitar Tone Settings — The Smiths
The Smiths · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1983 Rickenbacker 330
Pickups
Rickenbacker Hi-Gain single coils
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (Blackface, 1965 reissue or original)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1984. Johnny Marr used his black Rickenbacker 330 for most of The Smiths' debut album sessions. The amp was almost certainly a Fender Twin Reverb, as used throughout the era. No evidence of Jaguar or Gibson 355 on this track. No evidence of live rig for this solo section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5
Gain3.5
Reverb4.5
Treble7
Presence5
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Tone Character
- bright and jangly
- glassy top end
- articulate and clear
- lush ambient reverb
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- slightly compressed
- percussive attack
- modest sustain
- warm midrange
- no audible overdrive