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Anarchy in the U.K. guitar tone

Sex Pistols · Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols · 1976 · Rock

Crunch

Main Riff

AmpMarshall JCM800
GuitarGibson Les Paul
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN6
BASS4.5
MID6.5
TREBLE7
PRESENCE5.5
REVERB1.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 4 · Tone 5.5 · Level 7
    Pushes the amp's own breakup harder.

Palm-mute the verses lightly, open up for the chorus.

Lead

Solo Boost

AmpMarshall JCM800
GuitarGibson Les Paul
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN7
BASS4.5
MID7
TREBLE7
PRESENCE5.5
REVERB1.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 4 · Tone 5.5 · Level 7
    Pushes the amp's own breakup harder.
  2. MXR Carbon Copy delay
    Time 4.5 · Repeats 3 · Mix 3
    Kicks in for the solo — repeats tucked under the dry signal.

Lead variant: extra gain and mids to cut through, delay for width. Pick nearer the bridge and let bends sustain.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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