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Core (Super Deluxe Edition) artwork

Plush guitar tone

Stone Temple Pilots · Core (Super Deluxe Edition) · 1992 · Grunge

KeyG major
ChordsG – B♭ – C – A♭
Overdrive

Main Tone

AmpMesa/Boogie Studio .22
GuitarFender Jaguar
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN6.5
BASS5
MID5.5
TREBLE6
PRESENCE5
REVERB2

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 6 · Tone 5.5 · Level 6.5
    The core drive — amp set on the edge of breakup.

The drive stays smooth — most of the character is the amp on the edge of breakup.

Lead

Solo Boost

AmpMesa/Boogie Studio .22
GuitarFender Jaguar
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN7.5
BASS5
MID6
TREBLE6
PRESENCE5
REVERB2

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 6 · Tone 5.5 · Level 6.5
    The core drive — amp set on the edge of breakup.
  2. MXR Carbon Copy delay
    Time 3.5 · 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%.

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