Texas Boogie Bite — Hardtail Intro & Pearly Gates Drive
Billy Gibbons has identified a 1955 hardtail Stratocaster for the cleaner introduction and his 1959 “Pearly Gates” Les Paul for the overdriven riff. Both guitars ran straight into a 100-watt 1968 Marshall Super Lead, with no pedal required for the central drive sound. Pickup and amplifier control positions were not published, so settings are approximated from the documented guitar-and-amp pairing. Source: Guitar Player’s “How Billy Gibbons Wrote La Grange” feature (2021) and Line 6’s Billy Gibbons tone template.
Signal Chain
Notes
Make the intro bright and touch-sensitive, then let the Les Paul and louder amp setting provide the thicker riff. The shuffle feel and right-hand accents are more important than adding extra distortion.
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