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Never can tell amp settings — Line 6 Pod Go

The Chuck berry guitar tone for “Never can tell”, dialed in for a Line 6 Pod Go with a Epiphone Les Paul Studio. Studio version, St. Louis to Liverpool (1964)

Original rig

Gibson ES-350T / ES-335 into 1950s Fender Tweed Bassman / Twin amp, straight-in

Clean, warm early 60s rock 'n' roll rhythm with slight midrange edge and room slapback

Amp settings — Line 6 Pod Go

CHANNELTweed Blues Nrm (Fender Bassman model) + 4x10 Tweed CabBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	0
Master	8

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Guitar

PICKUPmiddle TONE8 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Simple Delay

Set delay time to ~110ms for authentic Chess Records studio tape slapback

Time 1 · Feedback 1 · Mix 3

02Spring Reverb

Subtle room/spring ambiance placed after the amp block

Decay 3 · Tone 5 · Mix 2

Why these settings

Chuck Berry used a hollow/semi-hollow Gibson into a tweed Fender amp, which produced a warmer, woodier clean tone than solid-body humbuckers. Using the middle pickup position on your Les Paul Studio with the tone dialed slightly back to 8 captures the dual-pickup clarity without becoming too harsh or dark. Keep amp drive low to ensure clean headroom while letting the Line 6 Tweed model provide gentle tube warmth on rhythm strums.

PRO TIPChuck's rhythm feel relies heavily on staccato double-stops and muted low-string shuffles picked close to the bridge using a stiff pick.

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