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Carry On Wayward Son guitar tone

Kansas · The Best of Kansas · 1976 · Rock

Crunch

Main Riff

AmpFender Deluxe Reverb
GuitarGibson Les Paul
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN6.5
BASS5.5
MID6.5
TREBLE7
PRESENCE6
REVERB1.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 3.5 · Tone 5 · Level 6.5
    Pushes the amp's own breakup harder.

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

Lead

Solo Boost

AmpFender Deluxe Reverb
GuitarGibson Les Paul
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN7.5
BASS5.5
MID7
TREBLE7
PRESENCE6
REVERB1.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 3.5 · Tone 5 · Level 6.5
    Pushes the amp's own breakup harder.
  2. MXR Carbon Copy delay
    Time 4 · 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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