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How to get the Fat Bottomed Girls guitar tone
Queen
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 room 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
- 2High treble presence — cuts through a dense mix without needing to boost volume
- 3Humbuckers preferred — single coils will get you in the neighbourhood but won't have the same body
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