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 · Neural DSP Quad Cortex
Guitar
Gibson SG Special
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
Search Cortex Cloud for 'Hiwatt DR103' capture
4x12 Green 25
Plate Reverb
Tilt EQ
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
50
Level
2dB
Search Cortex Cloud for 'Hiwatt DR103' capture
← Hiwatt DR103 (cranked)
Gain
7
Bass
5
Mid
5
Treble
7
Presence
7
Master
7.5
4x12 Green 25
← WEM 4x12 with Fane Crescendo
LowCut80Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Level
0dB
Plate Reverb
← Studio plate
Decay
1.5s
Predelay
30ms
Mix
18
Level
0
Tilt EQ
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
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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