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Rock You Like a Hurricane Bass Tone Settings — Scorpions
Scorpions · 1980s · Hard rock / glam metal
Original Recording
Bass
Gibson Thunderbird II (non-reverse, single pickup)
Pickups
Humbucker (single)
Amp
Unknown (touring bassist uses EBS TD660 amp, but studio amp for 1983 recording not documented)
Pickup Position
bridge (single pickup)
Francis Buchholz used a Gibson Thunderbird II (non-reverse) with one pickup during the era of the recording; touring bassist Pawel Maciwoda uses EBS gear since 2003, but that is not the original recording rig.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5.5
Gain6.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
compression5
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Tone Character
- Punchy low‑mid
- Aggressive hard‑rock tone
- Defined attack
Playing Technique
- pick
Notes & Caveats
- Bass tone settings derived from AI knowledge of the artist and genre conventions.