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Sunshine of your love amp settings — Marshall Jtm45

The Cream guitar tone for “Sunshine of your love”, dialed in for a Marshall Jtm45 with a Epiphone Les Paul Studio. Studio version, Disraeli Gears (1967) - iconic main riff & 'Woman Tone' solo

Original rig

1964 Gibson SG ('The Fool') with PAF humbuckers -> Vox V846 Wah -> cranked 100W Marshall JTM100 (Normal Channel)

Thick, creamy, vocal overdrive with extreme high-end rolloff ('Woman Tone')

Amp settings — Marshall Jtm45

CHANNELNormal Channel (High Treble & Normal jumpered or plugged into Normal High)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE0 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The JTM45's KT66/GZ34 power section naturally compresses earlier than Clapton's 100W JTM100, providing authentic vintage sag at cranked volumes. Because the Epiphone Les Paul Studio humbuckers are slightly hotter than vintage PAFs, push the mids to 8 and keep the treble around 5 to maintain creaminess without harsh breakup. The defining 'Woman Tone' relies entirely on running the guitar neck pickup with its tone knob dialed completely down to 0.

PRO TIPFor the true 'Woman Tone' sustain, select both pickups together (middle position) with the bridge tone on 10, neck tone on 0, and neck volume slightly favoring the blend, allowing pick attack clarity to blend into creamy sustain.

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