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Eric Johnson Amp Settings & Guitar Tone
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Cliffs of Dover (1990)
1963 Gibson ES‑335 for most of song; 1954 Fender Stratocaster for intro and part of solo → 100W Marshall half‑stack for lead tones, approximated here with Fender Twin Reverb-style settings
Extremely smooth, violin-like overdrive with rounded highs, controlled low end, and a slightly echo‑enriched attack from Echoplex into Tube Driver into a loud Marshall.
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Typical Gear & Settings
Average Amp Settings
Gain
4.0
Bass
5.0
Mid
4.0
Treble
6.0
Presence
5.0
Amplifiers
- 100W Marshall half‑stack for lead tones, approximated here with Fender Twin Reverb-style settings
Guitars
- 1963 Gibson ES‑335 for most of song; 1954 Fender Stratocaster for intro and part of solo
Pickups
- single-coil (Strat), humbucker (ES‑335)
Effects & Pedals
delay/preamp
Maestro EP‑3 Echoplex
overdrive
Chandler/Paul C. Tube Driver
Playing Style
vibratolegato
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