Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd) guitar tone and amp settings
Sweet Home Alabama guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3: Clean amp type, medium gain (Gain 6), bright top (Treble 6.5), balanced lows (Bass 4), bridge pickup.
Settings for your amp
Sweet Home Alabama 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
- 6
- Volume
- 7
- Bass
- 4
- Middle
- 6
- Treble
- 6.5
- Booster
- 0
- Mod
- 0
- FX
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 0
- Master
- Set to your room
- Power Control
- Set to your room
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 9
- Tone
- 7.5
Sweet Home Alabama 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
- 4.5
- Bass
- 4
- Mid
- 6
- Treble
- 6.5
- Master
- Set to your room
- Mod
- 0
- Delay
- 0
- Reverb
- 0
- Output
- Set to your room
- App Amp Model
- Black Duo
- App Drive
- Off
- App Comp/Wah
- Off
- App Mod/EQ
- Off
- App Delay
- Off
- App Reverb
- Off
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 7.5
- Tone
- 8.5
A Strat-style guitar with single-coil pickups will better match Ed King's bright tone.
Sweet Home Alabama 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
- TWIN CLEAN
- Gain
- 5
- Volume
- 6.5
- Treble
- 6.5
- Bass
- 4.5
- Middle
- 5.5
- 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
Sweet Home Alabama settings on any amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble
Amp
GuitarElectric guitar with two humbuckers
The same settings in text
Amp
- Gain
- 4.5
- Bass
- 4.5
- Mid
- 5.5
- Treble
- 6.5
Electric guitar with two humbuckers
- Pickup Selector
- Bridge
- Volume
- 10
- Tone
- 7
A Strat-style guitar with a bridge single-coil better captures the original snap.
Why it sounds like that
The signature lick was played on a late-1960s Fender Strat that went through a Fender Twin, turned almost wide open to get sustain. The Strat had bad pickups, so the amp had to be pushed hard. Allen Collins and Gary Rossington each overdubbed rhythm guitars through Marshall amps. The long solo is Ed King's first attempt, the take that ended up on the record.
- Turn the amp almost wide open to get sustain from a Strat.
What amp did Ed King use on Sweet Home Alabama?
- Ed King says the chords and two main solos came to him in a dream after a band rehearsal in the late summer of 1973. (on this song)[1]
- Ed King played the song's signature guitar lick on a late-'60s Fender Strat. (on this song)[1]
- Ed King's Strat went through a Fender Twin amp. (on this song)[1]
- Rodney Mills said Ed King had to turn the Fender Twin almost wide open to get any sustain. (on this song)[1]
- King's Strat had bad pickups, so he had to crank up the amp. (on this song)[1]
- Allen Collins overdubbed rhythm guitars through Marshall amps on the song. (on this song)[1]
- Gary Rossington overdubbed rhythm guitars through Marshall amps on the song. (on this song)[1]
- Ed King played rhythm guitar on the basic track and later added the solo. (on this song)[1]
- Solo: Ed King's first attempt at the long solo is the one on the record. (on this song)[1]
Questions
What amp did Ed King use on Sweet Home Alabama?
The sources on this page document Ed King's gear on Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd: guitar, Fender Strat [1]; amp, Fender Twin [1]. Each value cites the numbered source it comes from, listed at the foot of the page.
What are the Sweet Home Alabama settings on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3?
For the Sweet Home Alabama guitar tone on a BOSS Katana 50 Gen 3, set Amp Type Clean, Gain 6, Volume 7, Bass 4, Middle 6, Treble 6.5, Booster 0, Mod 0, FX 0, Delay 0, Reverb 0; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 9, Tone 7.5. 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 Sweet Home Alabama settings on a Positive Grid Spark 40?
For the Sweet Home Alabama guitar tone on a Positive Grid Spark 40, set Amp Type Clean, Gain 4.5, Bass 4, Mid 6, Treble 6.5, Mod 0, Delay 0, Reverb 0, App Amp Model Black Duo; on the electric guitar with two humbuckers, Pickup Selector Bridge, Volume 7.5, Tone 8.5. Set Master and Output to your room. They are AI-assisted starting points; adjust them by ear on your own amp.
What are the Sweet Home Alabama settings on a Fender Mustang LT25?
For the Sweet Home Alabama guitar tone on a Fender Mustang LT25, set Amp Model TWIN CLEAN, Gain 5, Volume 6.5, Treble 6.5, Bass 4.5, Middle 5.5, 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 Sweet Home Alabama tone on my own amp?
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