Quad Cortex Tone Recipes
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Song-inspired Quad Cortex signal chains, practical amp settings and step-by-step guides to help you discover great guitar tones.
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Pink Floyd
Comfortably Numb
David Gilmour's soaring 1979 studio outro tone, with Big Muff sustain, a clean Hiwatt-style amplifier and subtle rotary movement.
Deftones
Knife Prty
A thick, low-tuned guitar with a heavy, sustained riff and a hazy edge.
Limp Bizkit
My Way
Wes Borland's distinctive warped clean guitar and crushing nu-metal rhythm tone, inspired by his documented effects and amplifier choices.
Dire Straits
Sultans of Swing
Bright, expressive clean guitar tone.
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