Keep Yourself Alive guitar tone

Queen · Queen · 1973 · Hard Rock

Crunch

Main Riff

AmpMarshall Super Lead (Plexi)

GuitarGibson Les Paul

PickupBridge humbucker

GAIN5

BASS5

MID4.5

TREBLE7

PRESENCE4.5

REVERB1.5

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
Drive 2.5 · Tone 4 · Level 5.5
Pushes the amp's own breakup harder.

Palm-mute the verses lightly, open up for the chorus.

Lead

AmpMarshall Super Lead (Plexi)

GuitarGibson Les Paul

PickupBridge humbucker

GAIN6

BASS5

MID5

TREBLE7

PRESENCE4.5

REVERB1.5

Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
Drive 2.5 · Tone 4 · Level 5.5
Pushes the amp's own breakup harder.
MXR Carbon Copy delay
Time 4.5 · 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.