Crazy Train amp settings — Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212
The Ozzy Osbourne guitar tone for “Crazy Train”, dialed in for a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 with a Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s. Studio version, Blizzard of Ozz (1980)
Marshall JMP 1959 Super Lead 100W (jumpered channels, Presence: 5, Bass: 2, Mid: 6, Treble: 7, Volume I: 6), 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom (bridge), MXR Distortion+ (Output: 10, Dist: 4), MXR Ten Band EQ (500Hz: +10, 250Hz: +7, 1kHz: +6)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 3 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Tube Screamer style overdrive (TS9, TS808, or clone)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential to replicate the MXR Distortion+ grit and mid-push. A Boss SD-1 or EHX East River Drive also works. Without this pedal, the Hot Rod DeVille cannot produce this tone—it stays clean too long and lacks the grinding midrange character.
The original Marshall was run relatively clean with the Distortion+ and 10-band EQ doing the heavy lifting—Rhoads' EQ had 500Hz at +10 and surrounding mids boosted hard. Your Hot Rod DeVille is scooped and Fender-bright, the opposite voicing. I've pushed mids to 7 (vs original's 6) and cut treble to 5 (vs original's 7) to compensate for the Fender's bright treble shelf and weak mids. Without a dirt pedal, you cannot authentically reach this tone—the DeVille's clean headroom is too high and its breakup character is wrong.
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