No. 0291973·blues-rock·4 blocks
La Grange
Billy Gibbons' tone on La Grange is a grinding, bluesy crunch built on a Les Paul through a Marshall Plexi pushed by a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster. The Rangemaster adds searing upper harmonics and extra gain, driving the Plexi into rich, sustained overdrive. Gibbons' picking technique -- including his signature pinch harmonics -- makes each note scream with harmonic overtones. The tone is aggressive enough for rock but rooted deeply in Texas blues tradition.
Tres HombresSignal path · input → output · 10 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard ('Pearly Gates')
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Volume Pedal
Deluxe Comp
Deranged Master
Kinky Boost
Minotaur
Brit Plexi Brt
4x12 Greenback 25
Spring
Tilt
Volume Pedal
← Volume pedal
Pedal
100%
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-32dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
50
Level
2dB
Deranged Master
← Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
Boost
8.5
Kinky Boost
← Xotic EP Booster (modern boost alt)
Drive
4.5
Bright
1
Boost
7.5
Minotaur
← Klon Centaur (sweeter alt)
Gain
3
Tone
5.5
Level
7
Brit Plexi Brt
← Marshall Super Lead 1959 (Plexi)
Drive
7.5
Bass
5
Mid
7
Treble
6
Presence
6
ChVol
7
Master
10
Bias
5.5
BiasX
5
Sag
6
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Greenback 25
← Marshall 4x12 with Greenback 25s
LowCut19.9Hz
HighCut20100Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Spring
← Studio spring reverb (Tres Hombres ambience)
LowCut200Hz
HighCut6000Hz
Mix
20
Decay
0.5s
Predelay
20ms
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 029
Billy Gibbons' tone on La Grange is a grinding, bluesy crunch built on a Les Paul through a Marshall Plexi pushed by a Dallas Rangemaster treble booster. The Rangemaster adds searing upper harmonics and extra gain, driving the Plexi into rich, sustained overdrive. Gibbons' picking technique -- including his signature pinch harmonics -- makes each note scream with harmonic overtones. The tone is aggressive enough for rock but rooted deeply in Texas blues tradition.
— Billy Gibbons
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