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How Soon Is Now? guitar tone
The Smiths · 1985 · Alternative
CleanMain
AmpFender Twin x4 (tremolo)
GuitarGibson ES-355
PickupBridge humbucker
SIGNAL CHAIN
- 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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