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Sunny Afternoon guitar tone

The Kinks · Face to Face · 1966 · Rock

Clean

Clean Tone

AmpHiwatt DR103
GuitarGibson Les Paul
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN2.5
BASS6
MID4.5
TREBLE5
PRESENCE3
REVERB3.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. MXR Dyna Comp compressor
    Output 5.5 · Sensitivity 4.5
    Subtle glue — evens the attack without squashing dynamics.

Neck-position warmth carries the melody — dig in only for accents.

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

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