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Limelight guitar tone

Rush · Moving Pictures (Remastered) · 1981 · Rock

Crunch

Main

AmpMarshall + Hiwatt blend
GuitarFender Stratocaster (modded)
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN5.5
BASS5.5
MID6
TREBLE6.5
PRESENCE5.5
REVERB1.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Electric Mistress flanger
    Rate 2.5 · Range 5 · Color 4.5
    On for the chorus wash

The solo floats free of the beat — long bends with wide vibrato.

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

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