Real AmpTuning: E StandardPickup: BridgeAlternative RockHigh Gain

Be Here Now Key-Change Wall — Massed Rhythm & Sustained Lead

The album’s defining method was a huge number of guitars layered through 100-watt Marshall stacks, with Noel’s ES-355 and Silver Sparkle Les Paul Florentine both documented in the era. No reliable track sheet identifies every guitar or setting used on this nine-minute arrangement, so the values below are representative of that confirmed production approach. Source: MusicRadar’s Florentine history, Ground Guitar’s gear archive, and Noel Gallagher’s Be Here Now retrospective.

Signal Chain

1960 Gibson ES-355 TDSV100-watt Marshall stackMarshall 4x12Massed Guitar OverdubsOutput
Guitar1960 Gibson ES-355 TDSV
Tone
9
PickupBridge
TuningE Standard
Volume
10
Amp100-watt Marshall stack
Bass
4.5
Gain
6
Mids
7.5
Master
8
Treble
6
Presence
5.5
Cab / IRMarshall 4x12
MicMultiple close dynamic microphones
Mic PositionMixed cap-edge and cone positions
EffectMassed Guitar Overdubs
PanFull stereo field
Layers6
Tightness7

Notes

Automate level and brightness upward through the key changes instead of increasing gain. Keep the lead mid-forward so it remains audible above the orchestra and stacked rhythms.

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