Sweet home alabama amp settings — Boss Gt-1
The Allman guitar tone for “Sweet home alabama”, dialed in for a Boss Gt-1 with a Dean zelinsky LaVoce. Main intro/verse signature riff, Second Helping (1974) by Lynyrd Skynyrd
1968 Fender Stratocaster (bridge/middle 'out-of-phase' chime) into a blackface/silverface Fender Twin Reverb (or cranked Marshall 50W Plexi split)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss GT-1 Compressor (FX-1 Block)
Adds snap and string definition to the picked arpeggios
02Boss GT-1 Overdrive (OD/DS Block: 'T-SCREAM' or 'WARM OD')
Clean boost mode for light edge-of-breakup grit when digging into the strings
The signature riff was played by Ed King on a Stratocaster in the in-between pickup position into a clean, punchy Fender amp. On your Dean Zelinsky LaVoce, use coil-split mode on both pickups (or select middle/in-between voicing) to recreate that hollow Strat 'quack', keeping gain low on the Boss GT-1 T-TWIN model. Treble and presence are pushed slightly to capture the bright percussive pick attack without getting harsh. Solo transition: engage the GT-1 OD block with Drive at 6 for Gary Rossington's lead fills.
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