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How Soon Is Now? guitar tone

The Smiths · 1985 · Alternative

Clean

Main

AmpFender Twin x4 (tremolo)
GuitarGibson ES-355
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN4
BASS5.5
MID5
TREBLE5.5
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB3

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Tremolo x2 (synced) chorus
    Rate 5 · Depth 7
    The throbbing — multiple amps' tremolo in sync

Open F# tuning shimmer — the wobble is the riff; slide wails over the top. Lead line played with a slide: The crying slide line in F#

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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