God Save the Queen guitar tone

Sex Pistols · Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols · 1977 · Rock

Crunch

Main Riff

AmpFender Deluxe Reverb

GuitarFender Telecaster

PickupBridge single-coil

GAIN6.5

BASS4.5

MID6.5

TREBLE7

PRESENCE5.5

REVERB2

Boss SD-1 overdrive
Drive 3 · Tone 5 · Level 6
Optional push for the dirtier sections — level does the work.

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

Lead

AmpFender Deluxe Reverb

GuitarFender Telecaster

PickupBridge single-coil

GAIN7.5

BASS4.5

MID7

TREBLE7

PRESENCE5.5

REVERB2

Boss SD-1 overdrive
Drive 3 · Tone 5 · Level 6
Optional push for the dirtier sections — level does the work.
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.