Heavy Metal1980Ace of Spades
Ace of Spades Amp Settings
by Motörhead
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Original Recording Settings
EstimatedResearched tone data for "Ace of Spades" by Motörhead
Original Gear
- Guitar
- Gibson Les Paul Standard
- Pickups
- Stock Gibson humbuckers (bridge)
- Amplifier
- Marshall JCM800
- Channel
- lead
- Tuning
- eb_standard
- Pickup Selector
- bridge
- Strings
- Unknown
Stacked with Super Bass
Amp Settings
Gain
7.0
Bass
6.0
Mid
7.0
Treble
6.0
Presence
7.0
Master Volume
6.0
For guitar tone
Effects Chain
→
→ProCo Rat
distortion
1.ProCo Rat — For raw distortion
Playing Technique
Aggressive downpicking with palm muting; heavy pick attack
Sources+
- GuitarChalk.com — Amp Settings for Ace of Spades
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