No. 0121969·blues·5 blocks
The Thrill Is Gone
The most iconic blues guitar tone of all time. B.B. King's sound on The Thrill Is Gone is warm, vocal, and dripping with emotion: his ES-355 'Lucille' through a Fender Bassman, with no effects whatsoever. The semi-hollow body of the ES-355 provides natural resonance and sustain, while the Bassman's warm, fat overdrive (when pushed) or clean tone (at moderate volume) creates the perfect canvas for King's expressive vibrato and precise bending. Every note sings like a human voice.
Completely WellSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Gibson ES-355 'Lucille'
Pickups
HH
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
LA Compressor
US Bassman
4x10 US
Spring
Tilt EQ
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
50
Level
0dB
LA Compressor
← Studio LA-2A compressor
Level
6
Ratio
3:1
US Bassman
← Fender Bassman
Gain
5
Bass
6
Mid
5
Treble
5
Presence
4
Master
6
Spring
← Spring reverb
Decay
1.5s
Mix
20
Tilt EQ
← Tilt EQ (global voicing)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
900Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 012
The most iconic blues guitar tone of all time. B.B. King's sound on The Thrill Is Gone is warm, vocal, and dripping with emotion: his ES-355 'Lucille' through a Fender Bassman, with no effects whatsoever. The semi-hollow body of the ES-355 provides natural resonance and sustain, while the Bassman's warm, fat overdrive (when pushed) or clean tone (at moderate volume) creates the perfect canvas for King's expressive vibrato and precise bending. Every note sings like a human voice.
— B.B. King
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