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Crazy train tribute amp settings — Amplitube Amplitube

The Ozzy Osbourne guitar tone for “Crazy train tribute”, dialed in for a Amplitube Amplitube with a Gibson Les Paul. Live, Tribute (recorded Cleveland, OH, May 11, 1981) — iconic main riff and solo

Original rig

Karl Sandoval Custom Polka Dot V / 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom -> MXR Distortion+ -> MXR 10-Band Graphic EQ -> Roland RE-201 Space Echo / MXR Flanger -> 100W Marshall 1959 Super Lead heads (cascaded mod) into Marshall 4x12 cabs (Altec 417-8H speakers)

Aggressive, mid-pushed, cutting Marshall crunch boosted with hard-clipping diode distortion and mid-boost EQ

Amp settings — Amplitube Amplitube

CHANNELBritish Lead S100 (Marshall 1959 JMP) + 4x12 Brit 1960 Lead cabBRIGHTon

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	8
Treble	7
Presence	7
Reverb	2
Master	8

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01D-Plus (MXR Distortion+)

Placed in front of the amp model as the primary gain booster

Output 8 · Distortion 6

02Graphic EQ (MXR 10-Band EQ)

Mid-bump curve to replicate Randy's signature nasal bite

Level 7 · Mids (800Hz-1.6kHz) 8 · Low-Mid (400Hz) 6 · Highs (3.2kHz+) 5

03Digital Delay (or Tape Echo)

Subtle slapback echo replicating the Roland Space Echo live ambiance

Time 3 · Feedback 2 · Level 2

Why these settings

In AmpliTube, pairing the British Lead S100 model with the D-Plus stompbox replicates Randy's cascaded Marshall and MXR Distortion+ chain. The Gibson Les Paul humbuckers deliver the correct output and thickness, so pushing the 800Hz–1.6kHz mid bands on the EQ block ensures the iconic live cutting attack without becoming thin. Keep the delay subtle to emulate the Cleveland arena acoustic slap rather than an obvious repeat.

PRO TIPPick aggressively near the bridge with a stiff pick, and dig in hard with edge picking on the F#m riff to reproduce Randy's crisp, percussive bite.

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