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How to get the Here I Go Again guitar tone
Whitesnake
Big, saturated, full of sustain. The kind of tone that makes a three-note riff feel like a statement. The EQ sits fairly balanced, which puts all the expressive work back on touch and technique rather than frequency shaping. 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)
AmpMarshall plexi / JCM800
Key tone characteristics
- 1Sustained distortion with controlled feedback — preamp working hard
- 2Balanced EQ — expressive across the full frequency range
- 3Humbuckers preferred — single coils will get you in the neighbourhood but won't have the same body
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