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Thrill is gone amp settings — Squier Sp.10

The B.b king guitar tone for “Thrill is gone”, dialed in for a Squier Sp.10 with a Onyx Red. Studio version, Completely Well (1969) / live standard era

Original rig

Gibson ES-355TD-SV (Varitone pos 2, both pickups) into 1970 Gibson Les Paul LP-1 / Lab Series L5 solid-state amp (clean, high headroom, no pedals)

Clean, punchy, metallic biting attack with vocal midrange honk and light natural room reverb

Amp settings — Squier Sp.10

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	4
Treble	7
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME8

Why these settings

The Squier SP-10 is a basic solid-state practice amp with only Volume, Gain, Treble, and Bass knobs (mid, presence, and reverb are null). Keep the Drive/OD button disengaged on Clean, gain low at 2, and push Treble to 7 to replicate B.B. King's crisp solid-state attack and horn-like bite while keeping Bass at 4 so the 6-inch speaker doesn't get boomy.

PRO TIPUse a heavy pick with aggressive, percussive downstrokes and B.B.'s signature rapid 'hummingbird' trill vibrato using only your left-hand wrist without moving your thumb.

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