No. 0181971·rock·3 blocks
Won't Get Fooled Again
Pete Townshend's windmill-strumming attack through a cranked Hiwatt is one of the most powerful rhythm guitar sounds in rock. On Won't Get Fooled Again, the SG's humbuckers hit the Hiwatt DR103 at full volume, producing a massive, ringing power chord tone with incredible clarity and sustain. The Hiwatt's enormous clean headroom means it stays articulate even when pushed hard, preventing the mush that a Marshall might produce at similar volumes.
Who's NextSignal path · input → output · 6 blocksLive values · Fractal Axe-Fx
Guitar
Gibson SG Special
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
Hipower
4x12 Green 25W
Plate
Filter Tilt
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
0.5
Level
2dB
Hipower
← Hiwatt DR103 (cranked)
Drive
7
Bass
5
Mid
5
Treble
7
Presence
7
MV
7.5
4x12 Green 25W
← WEM 4x12 with Fane Crescendo
LowCut80Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Level
0dB
Plate
← Studio plate
Mix
0.2
Decay
1.5s
Predelay
30ms
Filter Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 018
Pete Townshend's windmill-strumming attack through a cranked Hiwatt is one of the most powerful rhythm guitar sounds in rock. On Won't Get Fooled Again, the SG's humbuckers hit the Hiwatt DR103 at full volume, producing a massive, ringing power chord tone with incredible clarity and sustain. The Hiwatt's enormous clean headroom means it stays articulate even when pushed hard, preventing the mush that a Marshall might produce at similar volumes.
— Pete Townshend
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