Pretty tied up amp settings — Headrush Prime
The Guns guitar tone for “Pretty tied up”, dialed in for a Headrush Prime with a Jackson X Series Kelly KEXT. Studio version, Use Your Illusion II (1991) — Main rhythm and lead riff
Marshall JCM800 2203 / Jubilee 2555 + 1987 Gibson Les Paul Standard / Derrig Replica (Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro) + Marshall 4x12 (Celestion Vintage 30) + Coral Sitar (intro)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 7 |
01Green JRC / TS9 Drive Block
Used as clean boost to tighten bass and push the 800 front end
02Studio Reverb Block
FX loop / post-cab placement for subtle room space
The Jackson high-output ceramic humbuckers have a hotter output and sharper high-end than Slash's moderate-output Alnico II pickups, so amp gain is pulled down slightly to 7 and treble kept at 6 to prevent high-frequency harshness. The Headrush JCM800 amp model naturally captures the British mid bark, enhanced by running the TS-style block as a clean boost with Drive at 0. For the expressive, singing solo tones, switch to the neck pickup and roll the guitar tone knob down to 6-7.
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