Cortez the Killer guitar tone

Neil Young · Decade · 1975 · Rock

Overdrive

Main Tone

AmpVox AC30

GuitarGibson ES-335

PickupNeck humbucker

GAIN5.5

BASS4.5

MID5.5

TREBLE5.5

PRESENCE5

REVERB2.5

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
Drive 6 · Tone 5.5 · Level 6.5
The core drive — amp set on the edge of breakup.

Ride the guitar volume between rhythm and lead levels.

Lead

AmpVox AC30

GuitarGibson ES-335

PickupNeck humbucker

GAIN6.5

BASS4.5

MID6

TREBLE5.5

PRESENCE5

REVERB2.5

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
Drive 6 · Tone 5.5 · Level 6.5
The core drive — amp set on the edge of breakup.
MXR Carbon Copy delay
Time 3.5 · 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.