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Honky Tonk Women amp settings — Line 6 Pod go

The The Rolling Stones guitar tone for “Honky Tonk Women”, dialed in for a Line 6 Pod go with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, single release (1969)

Original rig

Gibson ES-330TD (P90 pickups) → Fender Twin Reverb (maxed volume, edge of breakup) → Tape echo (Maestro Echoplex) → Spring reverb

Gritty, loose edge-of-breakup crunch with swampy spring reverb and slap-back delay — raw and dynamic

Amp settings — Line 6 Pod go

CHANNELUS Deluxe Vib (Fender Deluxe model) — closest to pushed Twin breakup characterBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	5
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	5
Presence	6
Reverb	5
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tape Echo (Transistor Tape block)

Slap-back setting — short delay, low repeats, adds thickness and vintage vibe

Time 3 · Feedback 2 · Mix 4 · Wow/Flutter 3

02Parametric EQ (high shelf cut)

Tames harshness from digital high-end — roll off above 6kHz slightly

High Freq 4 · High Gain 4 · Low Freq 5 · Low Gain 5

Why these settings

Your SG's humbuckers are hotter and darker than the original ES-330's P90s. Treble stays moderate rather than boosted because humbuckers don't need the brightness compensation. The US Deluxe model replicates the pushed Fender clean-to-crunch sweet spot. Gain at 5 gets the grit without mud — back off your guitar volume to 8 for cleaner verses, dig in for the riff.

PRO TIPKeith's secret is loose, behind-the-beat picking with a heavy attack on downstrokes — let the notes breathe and don't choke the strings. Roll your tone knob down to 6 during the verse for extra warmth, then open it up on the chorus riff for bite.

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