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Heart of Gold guitar tone

Neil Young · Harvest · 1972 · Rock

Clean

Clean Tone

AmpVox AC30
GuitarFender Stratocaster
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN1.5
BASS5.5
MID4
TREBLE5.5
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB4

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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