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I Was Made for Lovin' You guitar tone

KISS · The Very Best of Kiss · 1979 · Hard Rock

Crunch

Main Riff

AmpMarshall Super Lead (Plexi)
GuitarGibson Les Paul
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN4.5
BASS5.5
MID4.5
TREBLE5
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB1.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 4 · Tone 5.5 · Level 7
    Pushes the amp's own breakup harder.

Big open chords, let them ring — the amp does the work.

Lead

Solo Boost

AmpMarshall Super Lead (Plexi)
GuitarGibson Les Paul
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN5.5
BASS5.5
MID5
TREBLE5
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB1.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 4 · Tone 5.5 · Level 7
    Pushes the amp's own breakup harder.
  2. MXR Carbon Copy delay
    Time 4 · 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%.

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