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Another One Bites the Dust amp settings — Gamma GAMMA G25

The Queen guitar tone for “Another One Bites the Dust”, dialed in for a Gamma GAMMA G25 with a Austin Austin AU792. Studio version, The Game (1980), recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich

Original rig

Brian May: Vox AC30 Top Boost cranked + Dallas Rangemaster treble booster + Red Special (in-phase pickups). Rhythm parts: Clean amp with limiter, possibly Telecaster or other guitar (not Red Special). Bass-doubling guitar: Light overdrive, dry tone, palm-muted.

The main rhythm is clean and funky with a tight, percussive attack. Fill guitars have fat tube distortion with mid-forward chime. The bass-doubling guitar is dry with minimal overdrive and heavy palm muting.

Amp settings — Gamma GAMMA G25

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	5
Presence	0
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge+middle TONE7 VOLUME8

Why these settings

The GAMMA G25 is a basic solid-state practice amp with limited gain range and no channel switching. Since you have no pedals, I'm targeting the clean funk rhythm tone rather than Brian's distorted fills—the G25 cannot produce AC30-style tube breakup. Gain at 3 keeps it clean but adds slight edge for the percussive attack. Mid pushed to 6 compensates for the G25's naturally scooped voicing vs the original's mid-present tone. Volume knob rolled to 8 on guitar tightens response for the staccato funk playing.

PRO TIPThis song lives and dies on your muting hand. Use your right palm to aggressively mute between chord stabs—the 'chk' sound of muted strings is as important as the notes themselves. Practice the Em9 chord (022032) with sharp, percussive downstrokes, lifting your fretting fingers slightly between hits to kill sustain.

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