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Solo Tone
Another One Bites the Dust
Queen
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarBrian May Red Special
AmpVox AC30 (Normal Channel, cranked, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1980. Brian May's Red Special with custom switching, Vox AC30 amp, likely no pedals except possible treble booster. Pickup selection for this song is documented as 'neck out of phase' for the solo/clean funk sections. No evidence of additional effects or pedals for the solo section.
Tone Character(10)
clean and brightfunky and percussivearticulate and snappytight attackdynamic responsemuted strumming clarityno audible reverb or delayout-of-phase pickup quackslightly nasalstudio dry
Difficulty
The solo requires tight, clean funk strumming with muted notes and dynamic control, but does not involve fast runs or advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarBrian May Red Special
AmpVox AC30 (Normal Channel, cranked, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1980. Brian May's Red Special with custom switching, Vox AC30 amp, likely no pedals except possible treble booster. Pickup selection for this song is documented as 'neck out of phase' for the solo/clean funk sections. No evidence of additional effects or pedals for the solo section.
Tone Character(10)
clean and brightfunky and percussivearticulate and snappytight attackdynamic responsemuted strumming clarityno audible reverb or delayout-of-phase pickup quackslightly nasalstudio dry
Difficulty
The solo requires tight, clean funk strumming with muted notes and dynamic control, but does not involve fast runs or advanced techniques.