No. 0691976·hard-rock·4 blocks
The Boys Are Back in Town
Thin Lizzy's signature is the harmonized twin lead, and The Boys Are Back in Town is its definitive statement. Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson each played a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe through cranked 100-watt non-master-volume Marshalls — gain from sheer volume, not pedals — harmonizing the hook (which started life as Phil Lynott's bass line) mostly in thirds. Gorham's only regular color was an MXR Phase 90; Robertson favored a Colorsound wah. Recorded at Ramport Studios with producer John Alcock.
JailbreakSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
Pickups
HH
Tuning
both
Strings
standard
Deluxe Comp
Script Mod Phase
Brit Plexi Brt
4x12 Greenback 25
Plate
Tilt
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compression
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
50s
Release
400s
Mix
50
Level
0dB
Script Mod Phase
← MXR Phase 90
Rate
0.3Hz
Depth
0.5
Mix
40
Level
0
Brit Plexi Brt
← Marshall Super Lead 100 (non-master-volume)
Drive
6.2
Bass
5
Mid
6.2
Treble
6.8
Presence
6
ChVol
7
Master
10
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
5.5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Greenback 25
← Marshall 4x12 (Greenbacks)
LowCut90Hz
HighCut11000Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Plate
← Studio plate (light)
LowCut180Hz
HighCut7500Hz
Mix
12
Decay
0.4s
Predelay
20ms
Level
0
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 069
Thin Lizzy's signature is the harmonized twin lead, and The Boys Are Back in Town is its definitive statement. Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson each played a Gibson Les Paul Deluxe through cranked 100-watt non-master-volume Marshalls — gain from sheer volume, not pedals — harmonizing the hook (which started life as Phil Lynott's bass line) mostly in thirds. Gorham's only regular color was an MXR Phase 90; Robertson favored a Colorsound wah. Recorded at Ramport Studios with producer John Alcock.
— Scott Gorham
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