Still in Hollywood amp settings — Fender Front man 10 g
The Concrete Blonde guitar tone for “Still in Hollywood”, dialed in for a Fender Front man 10 g with a PRS S2 Standard 24. Studio cut, Concrete Blonde self-titled debut (1986) — main driving rhythm and riff tone
James Mankey: Fender Stratocaster (single-coils, bare fingers) into Hiwatt Custom 100 / Marshall JCM800 head, Boss BF-2 Flanger, delay, plate reverb, pushed with dirt/boost
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Master | 4 |
02Boss BF-3 Flanger
Set to Standard mode; core ingredient to James Mankey's sound
03Boss DD-7 Digital Delay
Set to 800ms mode for a tight, slap-back studio space
The Frontman 10G has only gain, volume, bass, and treble controls with no onboard mid or presence, and its built-in drive circuit lacks the headroom and punch of a Hiwatt or cranked Marshall. Following the double-gain rule, the amp sits clean at low gain (3) while your owned ProCo RAT2 acts as the dedicated crunch engine. Mankey tracked this on bright single-coils, so your PRS humbuckers will sound thicker; roll the guitar tone back slightly to 8 to soften harsh pickup bite while keeping the RAT's Filter centered around noon.
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