All Right Now Amp Settings
by Free
All Right Now features Paul Kossoff's legendary vibrato and sustain through a cranked Marshall Plexi. His tone is thick, vocal, and incredibly expressive — every note drips with emotion, propelled by some of the most soulful vibrato in rock history.
What Makes This Tone Iconic
Kossoff's tone is the epitome of 'less is more.' He played fewer notes than almost any other rock guitarist, but each one was loaded with emotion through his wide, slow vibrato and impeccable touch. The cranked Marshall Plexi provides singing sustain, and his Les Paul's thick humbuckers give warmth and body. It's proof that tone is in the fingers as much as the gear.
Key Tone Elements
- Marshall Plexi 50W cranked for natural tube sustain
- Les Paul with humbuckers for thick, warm tone
- Wide, slow vibrato — Kossoff's signature technique
- Minimal effects — just guitar straight into amp
- Natural amp compression from cranked volume
Original Recording Settings
Original Gear
- Guitar
- 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
- Pickups
- Gibson PAF humbuckers (bridge)
- Amplifier
- Marshall Plexi 50W into 4x12
- Channel
- Jumpered, cranked
- Tuning
- standard
- Pickup Selector
- bridge
- Strings
- Not documented
Kossoff cranked Marshall for natural overdrive.
Amp Settings
Effects Chain
Playing Technique
Signature incredibly expressive vibrato - slow, wide, deeply emotional. Volume knob constantly used. Light to medium pick attack with emphasis on feel and space.
Sources+
- Guitar World: Paul Kossoff retrospective
- Equipboard.com - Paul Kossoff
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