Simple man amp settings — Marshall MG30GFX
The Lynyrd Skynyrd guitar tone for “Simple man”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30GFX with a harley benton ST-20HSS. Studio version, (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) (1973) - iconic arpeggiated intro tone
1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard ('Bernice') into 1973 Marshall Super Tremolo 100W paired with Fender Twin Reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 5 |
Gary Rossington recorded the arpeggios using an edge-of-breakup vintage tube rig cleaned up via the guitar's volume pot. On the MG30GFX, select the Crunch channel with gain kept low at 3 to emulate that vintage tube sensitivity without hard solid-state clipping. Because your ST-20 neck pickup is a single coil compared to his thick '59 PAF humbucker, keep the bass at 5 and roll the tone knob back to 8 to add warmth and body. Note that the MG30GFX faceplate lacks a presence knob, so presence is omitted.
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