Girls, Girls, Girls amp settings — MAX practice amp 22
The Mötley Crüe guitar tone for “Girls, Girls, Girls”, dialed in for a MAX practice amp 22 with a MAX gigikit Fender stratacaster. Studio version, Girls, Girls, Girls (1987) — Main Riff
Marshall JCM800 2203 / modded heads, Kramer/Fender Super Strat with bridge humbucker
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Boss DS-1 Distortion
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; with this pedal, switch the amp to clean and set gain to 2
The MAX 22 is a basic practice amp without dedicated mid or presence controls, so the drive switch is engaged with gain at 7 to capture Mick Mars's aggressive JCM800 crunch directly from the amp. Your Strat single-coil is brighter and thinner than Mars's bridge humbucker, so rolling guitar tone to 8 and keeping amp treble at 6 tames ice-pick frequencies while retaining bite. Adding a dedicated distortion pedal down the road will significantly tighten the low-end definition.
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