Children of the Revolution guitar tone

T. Rex · Children of the Revolution - Single · 1972 · Rock

Crunch

Main Riff

AmpHiwatt DR103

GuitarGibson ES-335

PickupNeck humbucker

GAIN6

BASS6

MID6.5

TREBLE6

PRESENCE4.5

REVERB2

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

Set gain so the tone cleans up when you pick softly and bites when you dig in.

Lead

AmpHiwatt DR103

GuitarGibson ES-335

PickupNeck humbucker

GAIN7

BASS6

MID7

TREBLE6

PRESENCE4.5

REVERB2

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

Adapt this tone to your own amp and pedals in the app.