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Still Loving You Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Scorpions
Scorpions · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (Matthias Jabs, 1984 studio recording)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan JB humbucker (bridge position, installed in Stratocaster)
Amp
Marshall JCM800 2205 50-Watt Amplifier Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1984, Love at First Sting album. Matthias Jabs used a Stratocaster with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge for the solo. Amp is a Marshall JCM800 2205. Effects include Boss DD-3 Digital Delay. No evidence of wah, chorus, or flanger in this solo. Delay is clearly audible. Settings estimated based on typical JCM800 studio use for this genre/era and lack of explicit numeric values in sources.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain7
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Boss DD-3 Digital Delay · delay
Fender Stratocaster (bridge humbucker) → Boss DD-3 Digital Delay → Marshall JCM800 2205 (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- smooth and melodic
- bright but not harsh
- rich harmonics
- liquid lead tone
- crisp note definition
- clear delay repeats
- high-output bridge pickup sound
- classic 80s hard rock solo
- articulate and expressive