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Jimi Hendrix of Jimi Hendrix Experience Gain - 4 Treble - 5 Mid - 5 Bass - 8 Reverb - 5 Tom Morello of Audioslave/Rage Against the

Machine Gain - 7 Treble - 10 Mid - 4 Bass - 4 Reverb - 0 Eric Clapton of Eric Clapton Gain - 7 Teble - 5 Mid - 7 Bass - 7 Presence - 8 Mick Thompson of Slipknot Gain - 9-10 Treble - 8 Mid - 7 Bass - 8 Reverb - 2 Note tuning of B F B E Gsharp Csharp (low to high) Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin Gain - 4 Treble - 8 Mid - 3 Bass - 7 Reverb - 2 Kurt Cobain of Nirvana Gain - 7 Treble - 7 Mid - 4 Bass - 3 Reverb - 2 Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen Gain - 6 Treble - 4 Mid - 3 Bass- 9 Reverb - 4 John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers Gain - 4 Treble - 8 Mid - 2

Bass - 6 Reverb - 7 Kirk Hammet of Metallica Gain - 7 Treble - 7 Mid - 2 Bass - 7 Reverb - 2 Keith Richards of Rolling Stones Gain - 4.5 Treble - 4.5 Mid - 6.5 Bass - 5.5 Reverb - 1.5 Note use of open G tuning, D G D G B D (low to high) The Edge of U2 Gain - 1.5 Treble - 7 Mid - 5 Bass - 3 Reverb - 8.5 Brian May of Queen Gain - 8.5 Treble - 4 Mid - 9 Bass - 5.5 Reverb - 4 Note Brian famously uses old sixpences to pick the strings of his guitar. Jack White of The White Stripes Gain - 8 Treble - 7 Mid - 5 Bass - 8 Prescence - 8 Slash of Guns N' Roses Gain - 6.5 Treble - 4.5 Mid - 7 Bass - 7 Presence ? 8 Justin Hawkins of The Darkness bass- 6 treble-8 mid-8 gain-7 reverb-5 Dimebag Darrel of Pantera Gain - 7

Treble - 10 Mid - 4 Bass - 9 Reverb ? 0 Billie Joe Armstrong (newer) of Green Day Drive - 6 Treble - 10 Mid - 8 Bass - 5 Reverb ? 3 Billie Joe Armstrong (older) of Green Day Gain:9 Treble:10 Mid:8 Bass:5 Reverb:3 Dave Murray of Iron Maiden Drive - 7 Treble - 9 Mid - 7 Bass - 4 Reverb - 0 Use your brigde humbucker - I find this tone to be excellent for Maiden - The Trooper, Hallowed especially Gary Moore of Thin Lizzy Bass 7 Treble 7 Mids 8-10 Gain 5-7 depends on song Coutour at 3-4 not so high to suck the mids but not os low to sound crappy maybe a splash of reverb Neck pickup Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters Distortion:8 Treble:7 Middle:5 Bass:3 Reverb:3 (room) Joe Walsh of Eagles Treble: 7 Bass:3 Mid: 4 Master:3 Reverb:2 Presence:3 Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins For songs like 1979:

Bass: 8 Mid: 7 High/Treble: 6 Pickup Position: 2 or 4 (Strat) For heavier songs like Zero or Jellybelly: Bass: 10 Mid: 4 High/Treble: 8 Use a thick heavy distortion with medium tone and a lot of sustain. Angus Young of AC/DC Gain - 5 Treble - 10 Mid - 10 Bass - 5 Gary Rossington of Lynyrd Skynyrd Treble - 5 Mid - 10 Bass - 5 Gain - 2-3 Mark Tremonti of Creed/Alter Bridge Gain:10 Treb.:6 Mid.:3 or 4 Bass:7 Presence:6 Mike McCready of Pearl Jam Treble: 7 Mid: 7 Low: 5 Daron Malakian of System of a Down Amp Used: Crate VFX5212 Gain: 8 Treble: 6-7 Mids: 3-5 Bass: 10 Presence: 8 Note the use of Drop D down 1/2 step (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath Gain - 7 or 8 Bass - 6 Middle - 6 Treble - 6 Channel - Overdrive Mick Mars of Motley Crue Gain - 3

Bass - 2-3 Contour - 2-3 Treble - 10 Channel - Overdrive Kurt Cobain - Chorus Effect bits of Nirvana Effects/Other - Ibanez CF-7 Pedal Speed- 10 Depth- 5 Delay Time- 0 or 1.5 Regen- 3 Mick Thompson of Slipknot Gain - 9-10 Treble - 8 Mid - 7 Bass - 8 Reverb - 2 Effects/Other - Tuning of B F B E G# C# (low to high) Channel - Distortion Noel Gallagher of Oasis Gain- 5.5 Volume- 10 Treble- 7 Middle- 5.5 Bass- 4.5 Ray Davies of The Kinks Gain- 7.5 Volume- 10 Treble- 10 Middle- 6 Bass- 4 Steve Jones of Sex Pistols Gain- 7 Volume- 10 Treble- 8.5 Middle- 6 Bass- 4 Alex Laiho of Children of Bodom Treble: 9 Mid: 4 Bass: 7 Gain: 8 Reverb: 4 (on guitar) Tone: 10 Pickup: Bridge

David Gilmour of Pink Floyd Bass: 10 Middle: 6.5 Treble: 10 Gain: 1.5 or Gain-2-3 Treble- 7-8 Mids- 9-10 Bass- 5-6 Reverb- 60-70% Mark Tremonti of Creed/Alter Bridge Gain: 7 Bass: 6 Mids: 4 treble: 7.5 Reverb: 1-2 Carlos Santana of Carlos Santana gain 7 treble 10 mid 6 bass 5 reverb 2 Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains Gain 6-7 Treble 6-7 Mids 5-6 Bass 5-6 Reverb 3 Joe Perry of Aerosmith Gain: 5.5 Treble: 2 Mid: 7 Bass: 2 Volume: Full (used Fenders in the early days and switched to music Man during the Toys era, now uses a mixture) Pete Willis of Def Leppard Gain- 4 Bass-4 Mid- 5 Treble-7 Reverb-4 Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top Treble: 3 Middle: 10 Bass: 10 Prescense: 10 Gain: about 5 (crunchy type of sound)

Use a Les Paul guitar with not to much output in the pups and select both! Buckethead of Buckethead Bass: 5-6 Mids: 5-7 Treble: 7-8 Presence: 6 Boost clean channel with an OD Tone: 5-6 Volume: 5-8 (have it boost the volume of the amp a little) Distortion: 0 Randy Rhoads of Ozzy Osbourne Gain 7 Bass 7 Mids 7 Treble 10 Reverb 0 Stevie Ray Vaughan of Stevie Ray Vaughan Low 10 (full) Mid 7.5 High 5 Steve Vai Clean: Treble: 8 Mid: 5 Bass: 4 Lead: Presence: 6 Treble: 6 Mid: 7 Bass: 7 Gain: 8 Sublime General Treble 9-10 mid:0 bass: 7 with a hint of chorus...on clean Slayer Gain: 7 Treble: 7 Mid: 2 Bass: 9 Kerry King Gain - 9-10 Treble - 10 Mid - 4

Bass - 6-7 Reverb 3 Graham Coxon of Blur Gain 7 Treble 7 Mid 6 Bass 5 Reverb 0 Atreyu Gain - 8 Bass -8 Mid - 2 - 3 Tremble 9 Nickelback Gain 9 Bass 8.5 Mid 1 Treble 5.5 Rage Against The Machine Drive: 6 Treble: 8 Middle: 0 Bass: 6 Reverb: 2 (Distortion) Rush Gain - 6 Bass - 8 Mid - 6 Treble 4 Neil Young Bass: 5 Middle: 10 Treble: 10 Presence: 10 Gain: 5

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