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Cities in Dust guitar tone

Siouxsie and the Banshees · 1985 · Alternative

Clean

Clean Tone

AmpMarshall JCM900
GuitarFender Stratocaster
PickupMiddle + bridge (position 2)
GAIN2
BASS4
MID4
TREBLE4.5
PRESENCE3.5
REVERB3.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. 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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