Another One Bites the Dust (Queen) guitar tone and amp settings
Another One Bites the Dust guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3: Clean amp type, clean (Gain 2), lean lows (Bass 3.5), even mids (Middle 5.5), bridge pickup.
Settings for your amp
Another One Bites the Dust settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3 settings for every songAmpBOSS Katana 50 Gen 3
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Variation
- Off
- Amp Type
- Clean
- Gain
- 2
- Volume
- 5
- Bass
- 3.5
- Middle
- 5.5
- Treble
- 5.5
- Booster
- 0
- Mod
- 0
- FX
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb Color
- Green
- Reverb
- 1
- Master
- Set to your room
- Power Control
- Set to your room
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 8
- Tone
- 7
Another One Bites the Dust settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40
Positive Grid Spark 40 settings for every songAmpPositive Grid Spark 40
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Type
- Clean
- Gain
- 2.5
- Bass
- 4
- Mid
- 6
- Treble
- 6.5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Mod
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 1
- Output
- Set to your room
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 7.5
- Tone
- 7
A pitch-shifter or harmonizer can approximate the layered guitar accents.
Another One Bites the Dust settings on a Fender Mustang LT25
Fender Mustang LT25 settings for every songAmpFender Mustang LT25
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Amp Model
- SUPER CLEAN
- Gain
- 2.5
- Volume
- 5
- Treble
- 6
- Bass
- 4
- Middle
- 5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Stomp
- None
- Mod
- None
- Delay
- None
- Reverb
- None
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
Another One Bites the Dust settings on any amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble
Amp
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Gain
- 2
- Bass
- 3
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 6
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 8
- Tone
- 7
Add a harmonizer to approximate May’s layered guitar color
Why it sounds like that
The guitar on this track is mostly John Deacon's. The guitar doubles the bass riff with palm-muted notes, and the rhythm parts are slick double-stopped figures on a Fender Telecaster. Brian May added an Eventide Harmonizer effect and some little bits of grungy guitar. It is not settled how much guitar May played, because the stories about the session disagree.
- Double the bass riff on guitar with palm-muted notes.
- Play the rhythm parts as slick double-stops.
What guitar did John Deacon use on Another One Bites the Dust?
- Mack said the track's layers included some guitar fragments alongside a main riff, backwards piano notes, cymbal crashes and claps. (on this song)[1]
- Guitar.com says John Deacon played all the instruments on the studio track himself, apart from the looped drum part. (on this song)[2]
- Guitar.com says Deacon played the rhythm parts on a Fender Telecaster. (on this song)[2]
- Guitar.com says the guitar doubles the bass riff with palm-muted notes. (on this song)[2]
- Guitar.com describes the rhythm parts as slick double-stopping. (on this song)[2]
- Brian May added an Eventide Harmonizer effect to the track. (on this song)[2][3]
- Brian May said he added little bits of grungy guitar to the track. (on this song)[3]
- Accounts differ: Guitar.com has John Deacon playing every instrument on the track apart from the drum loop, while Brian May says he added grungy guitar bits. (on this song)[2][3]
Questions
What guitar did John Deacon use on Another One Bites the Dust?
The sources on this page document John Deacon's gear on Another One Bites the Dust by Queen: guitar, Fender Telecaster [2]. Each value cites the numbered source it comes from, listed at the foot of the page.
What are the Another One Bites the Dust settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3?
For the Another One Bites the Dust guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3, set Amp Type Clean, Gain 2, Volume 5, Bass 3.5, Middle 5.5, Treble 5.5, Booster 0, Mod 0, FX 0, Delay 0, Reverb Color Green, Reverb 1; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 8, Tone 7. Set Master and Power Control to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Another One Bites the Dust settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40?
For the Another One Bites the Dust guitar tone on a Positive Grid Spark 40, set Amp Type Clean, Gain 2.5, Bass 4, Mid 6, Treble 6.5, Mod 0, Delay 0, Reverb 1; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 7.5, Tone 7. Set Master and Output to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Another One Bites the Dust settings on a Fender Mustang LT25?
For the Another One Bites the Dust guitar tone on a Fender Mustang LT25, set Amp Model SUPER CLEAN, Gain 2.5, Volume 5, Treble 6, Bass 4, Middle 5, Stomp None, Mod None, Delay None, Reverb None; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 10, Tone 7. Set Master to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
Can I get the Another One Bites the Dust tone on my own amp?
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