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How to get the Dream On guitar tone
Aerosmith
Mid-gain crunch that sits somewhere between a bar fight and a lullaby — crunchy enough to bite but controlled enough to sing. The mids are pushed forward, giving it that cutting, slightly nasal character — the note finds its own space in a mix. 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
GuitarHumbucker (Les Paul / SG / Superstrat)
AmpMarshall plexi / JCM800
Key tone characteristics
- 1Classic crunch — sits in the sweet spot where the amp is working but not shouting
- 2Pushed mids — that vocal, cutting quality that works for lead lines and chord melody
- 3Humbuckers preferred — single coils will get you in the neighbourhood but won't have the same body
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