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We Will Rock You guitar tone
Queen · Greatest Hits I, II & III: The Platinum Collection · 1977 · Hard Rock
KeyC major
ChordsC5 stomp – A – D solo
LeadLead Tone
AmpMarshall JCM2000
GuitarFender Stratocaster
PickupBridge single-coil
SIGNAL CHAIN
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
Drive 5 · Tone 5.5 · Level 7
Saturation and sustain for the lead lines.
- MXR Carbon Copy delay
Time 4 · Repeats 3.5 · Mix 3
Space around the solo — repeats tucked under.
Sustain comes from the amp working hard, not just the pedal.
These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.
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