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How to get the Mannish Boy tone (Muddy Waters) on a BOSS GT-1

A small amp at the edge of crunch, raw, with spring.

Tweed › Spring

The chain on the GT-1

01 · PreampTweed
Medium gain, at the edge of crunch.
02 · ReverbSpring
A little.

A starting point with no numbers: the GT-1 blocks and types, and which way to turn. Adjust by ear.

To sound like the record

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The riff repeats; vary intensity with your attack.
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Slide works well with this tone.

Or ask for it ready on the pedal

Dial In programs the GT-1 over USB from a chat in Claude Desktop. Type:

›Mannish Boy, good and crunchy

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