Tie Your Mother Down guitar tone

Queen · 1976 · Hard Rock

Crunch

Main Riff

AmpMarshall JCM800

GuitarGibson Les Paul

PickupBridge humbucker

GAIN4.5

BASS4.5

MID5.5

TREBLE6

PRESENCE6

REVERB1

Boss SD-1 overdrive
Drive 4 · Tone 5 · Level 6
Mild push for the dirty rhythm parts.

Big open chords, let them ring — the amp does the work.

Lead

AmpMarshall JCM800

GuitarGibson Les Paul

PickupBridge humbucker

GAIN5.5

BASS4.5

MID6

TREBLE6

PRESENCE6

REVERB1

Boss SD-1 overdrive
Drive 4 · Tone 5 · Level 6
Mild push for the dirty rhythm parts.
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%.

Adapt this tone to your own amp and pedals in the app.