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Runnin' Down a Dream guitar tone

Tom Petty · Full Moon Fever · 1989 · Rock

Crunch

Main Riff

AmpMarshall JCM800
GuitarGibson ES-335
PickupNeck humbucker
GAIN6.5
BASS6
MID5.5
TREBLE6.5
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB1

SIGNAL CHAIN

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

Set gain so the tone cleans up when you pick softly and bites when you dig in.

Lead

Solo Boost

AmpMarshall JCM800
GuitarGibson ES-335
PickupNeck humbucker
GAIN7.5
BASS6
MID6
TREBLE6.5
PRESENCE4.5
REVERB1

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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