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Tuesdays gone amp settings — Silvertone Smart IIIS

The Lenard skynard guitar tone for “Tuesdays gone”, dialed in for a Silvertone Smart IIIS with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (1973) - Gary Rossington lead guitar

Original rig

1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard / 1969 Les Paul Goldtop into Marshall Super Lead 100W / Fender Twin Reverb

Warm, singing vintage southern rock lead tone with woody sustain and mild breakup
Amp settings — Silvertone Smart IIIS
CHANNELOverdrive switch engaged
GAIN 6 BASS 6 MID 5 TREBLE 5 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass6
Mid5
Treble5
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME9
Why these settings

The Silvertone Smart IIIS is a compact practice amp with basic gain, volume, and a 3-band EQ, so engage the drive switch with moderate gain (around 6) to replicate the natural tube saturation of Rossington's cranked Marshall/Fender rig without getting fizzy. Your Stratocaster single coils are naturally brighter and thinner than Gary's humbucker-loaded '59 Les Paul, so rolling the guitar's tone knob down to 7 on the neck pickup adds essential low-mid warmth and cuts high-end spank. Bass is set slightly above flat to round out the bottom end through the small speaker.

PRO TIPPick smoothly with a heavy, rounded pick near the neck joint and use a wide, slow finger vibrato on bent notes to match Gary Rossington's signature expressive phrasing.

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