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Standing Around Crying / Aberystwyth (Live) Guitar Tone Settings

Philip Sayce · 2010s+ · blues

live

Original Recording

Guitar

Fender Stratocaster (likely vintage, possibly 1963 model)

Pickups

Single-coil (Fender Stratocaster stock or vintage-correct)

Amp

Custom by Cougar Mother Classic Reverb 70

Pickup Position

Neck pickup

Live performance, not studio; gear inferred from Equipboard and visible pedalboard photos for Philip Sayce's live rig in the 2010s. No direct confirmation for this exact show, but this is his standard live setup for this song/era.

Amp Settings

Mids

Bass

6.5

Gain

5.5

Reverb

3.5

Treble

6.5

Presence

6.5

Effects Chain

KR MegaVibe · modulation
Analogman Sun Face Fuzz (or similar vintage fuzz) · fuzz
Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler · delay

Guitar → Fuzz (Analogman Sun Face or similar) → KR MegaVibe → Line 6 DL4 Delay → Custom by Cougar Mother Classic Reverb 70 (spring reverb on)

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Tone Character

warm and smooth
edge-of-breakup crunch
singing sustain
touch-sensitive
dynamic and expressive
vocal-like phrasing
fat single-coil clarity
slightly compressed attack
rich midrange presence
open, airy highs

Notes & Caveats

⚠️No direct source lists exact amp knob settings for this song/section; settings estimated based on typical blues/rock settings for Custom by Cougar amps and Sayce's genre/era.
⚠️Pedalboard and amp model confirmed for live rig, but not for this specific performance—moderate confidence.
⚠️No explicit pickup selector position found, but Sayce is widely known for using the neck pickup for blues riffing.
⚠️No pedal settings found; pedal models inferred from pedalboard photos and Equipboard.
⚠️No evidence of effects loop usage or exact signal chain order.
⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Philip Sayce's live blues-rock tone is thick, dynamic, and edge-of-breakup, using high-output single coils through vintage Fender or Dumble-style amps. The riff section is punchy and mid-forward with a warm low end, smooth treble, and moderate reverb for space, matching classic blues-rock conventions and Sayce's typical amp settings.