Looks That Kill amp settings — Hughes & kettner Attax Series Tour Reverb 2-Channel 100-Watt
The Mötley Crüe guitar tone for “Looks That Kill”, dialed in for a Hughes & kettner Attax Series Tour Reverb 2-Channel 100-Watt with a Epiphone Explorer. Studio version, Shout at the Devil (1983)
Mick Mars used Marshall JCM800 heads (multiple amps blended), Gibson/Kramer humbucker guitars, close-mic + distant room mic technique for width
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 6 |
Your H&K Attax is a German high-gain design voiced tighter than the Marshall JCM800 original, with more aggressive upper-mids. I pulled treble and presence back 1-2 notches from a typical JCM800 setting and pushed mids to 7 to capture that thick nasal bark. The Epiphone Explorer humbuckers are slightly lower output than Mick's Gibsons, so gain stays at 7 to maintain saturation without getting fizzy.
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