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Rebel rebel amp settings — Shine A-10

The David bowie guitar tone for “Rebel rebel”, dialed in for a Shine A-10 with a Jaxville pink punk Electric. Studio version, Diamond Dogs (1974) - iconic main opening riff

Original rig

Black Gibson Les Paul Standard into a cranked vintage Fender reverb combo with a Wharfdale speaker, plus console preamp saturation/compression

Clangy, biting mid-focused classic rock crunch with tight low end and treble bite
Amp settings — Shine A-10
CHANNELDrive switch ON
GAIN 6 BASS 4 TREBLE 7 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass4
Treble7
Master7
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Why these settings

The Shine A-10 is a basic entry practice amp with only Gain, Bass, and Treble controls (no mid, presence, or reverb knobs). To capture the gritty, clangy bite of the cranked Fender combo on the record, engage the drive switch and set Gain to 6. Keep Bass dialed back at 4 to prevent the small speaker from turning flubby, and push Treble to 7 to match the bright attack of the Jaxville's humbucker.

PRO TIPPick firmly right near the bridge with an aggressive, snappy downstroke attack to accentuate the metallic 'clang' and open D/E string ring central to the riff.

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