Classic Rock1973(Pronounced 'Leh-'nerd 'Skin-'nerd)

Simple Man Amp Settings

by Lynyrd Skynyrd

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Original Recording Settings

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Original Gear

Guitar: 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard (nicknamed 'Berneice'/'Bernice')
Pickups: Stock PAF (Patent Applied For) humbuckers — original to the 1959 Les Paul Standard (neck (clean arpeggio sections), bridge (driven chorus/solo))
Amplifier: Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo 100W
Channel: Single channel
Tuning: Eb
Pickup Selector: toggled between neck (clean) and bridge (driven)
Strings: Not documented

Confirmed for first three Skynyrd albums. Fender Twin Reverb also used in studio alongside the Marshall. The Peavey Mace came later (mid-to-late 1970s). Recorded at Studio One, Doraville, GA on Spectrasonics custom console and Scully 100 2-inch 16-track tape.

Amp Settings

No settings available

No specific knob positions documented. Tone transitions from clean/edge-of-breakup (arpeggiated intro) to warm overdrive (chorus/solo), suggesting moderate gain where picking dynamics controlled the clean-to-driven transition. Les Paul volume knob likely used to clean up for intro.

Effects Chain

No effects - straight into the amp

Playing Technique

Clean fingerpicked or hybrid-picked arpeggios building to full strummed chords. Two interlocking arpeggio parts played simultaneously in intro/verse. Melodic, bluesy solo with expressive bends — characteristic Southern rock phrasing.

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