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Boys Don't Cry guitar tone
The Cure · 1979 · Alternative
CleanClean Tone
AmpOrange Rockerverb
GuitarGibson SG
PickupBridge humbucker
SIGNAL CHAIN
- MXR Dyna Comp compressor
Output 5.5 · Sensitivity 4.5
Subtle glue — evens the attack without squashing dynamics.
Keep the pick attack light and let the chords breathe.
These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.
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