GuitarDistortedSolo
She's a Beauty Solo Guitar Tone Settings — The Tubes
The Tubes · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (likely early 1980s, possibly American Standard or similar)
Pickups
Single-coil pickups (stock Fender Stratocaster single coils, likely Alnico V)
Amp
Marshall JCM800 (likely 2203 or 2204 head, as was common for 1980s rock studio recordings)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1983. No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section. No evidence of live rig being used for the studio recording. Pedal/effect details inferred from audio and era. No explicit pedalboard or amp settings found in sources.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain6
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Fender Stratocaster → Chorus pedal → Delay pedal → Marshall JCM800 (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- bright and cutting
- singing sustain
- slightly compressed attack
- clear note separation
- chorus shimmer
- modest reverb tail
- articulate upper mids
- touch of analog delay
- not high-gain, but saturated
- distinct modulation swirl