Stone Cold Crazy amp settings — Peavey Bandit 112
The Queen guitar tone for “Stone Cold Crazy”, dialed in for a Peavey Bandit 112 with a Epiphone Slash Les Paul Standard. Studio version, Sheer Heart Attack (1974)
Red Special (Bridge + Neck out-of-phase) -> Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster -> cranked Vox AC30 (Normal channel)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 3 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Dallas Rangemaster (or Treble Booster)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
Brian May's iconic sound relies on a Dallas Rangemaster slamming an amp with heavy upper-mid focus and cut lows. On the Peavey Bandit 112, run the Clean channel on the Vintage voice with Bright engaged, cutting bass to 3 and pushing mids and treble high to emulate the AC30 Top Boost chime and out-of-phase bite on your Les Paul humbuckers. Because a recommended booster is listed, keep the Bandit's clean preamp low to avoid muddy solid-state clipping.
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