Johny b goode amp settings — Orange Crush 35RT
The Chuck berry guitar tone for “Johny b goode”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 35RT with a Epiphone Les Paul Standard 50s. Studio single, Chess Records (recorded January 1958)
Gibson ES-350T with P-90 pickups plugged straight into a cranked Tweed Fender amp (Bassman / Twin) with no pedals
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
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Chuck Berry's original tone came from single-coil P-90s pushing a bright Fender tube amp to natural breakup. On your humbucker-equipped Les Paul and warm, mid-heavy Orange solid-state amp, keep the clean channel pushed to gain 6 for grit while cutting bass to 4 and elevating treble to 7 to replicate that cutting 1950s twang. Note that the Crush 35RT faceplate has no presence control, so presence is null.
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