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How to get the Baba O'Riley guitar tone

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Mid-gain crunch that sits somewhere between a bar fight and a lullaby — crunchy enough to bite but controlled enough to sing. There's real presence up top — that treble bite isn't an accident, it's what makes every picked note land. Layer in plate reverb and the whole thing takes on a dimension you can't get from the amp alone.

Gear used on the recording

GuitarVersatile (Stratocaster or HSS Superstrat)
AmpMarshall plexi / JCM800

Key tone characteristics

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