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Journey
Tone profile
What makes this tone
Signal chain
Tone Character
Recorded tone character
Gain character
moderate warm crunch with sustaining edge
Bass
full but controlled
Mids
forward and singing
Treble
clear but not brittle
Brightness / presence
moderate presence, not overly bright
Compression
natural amp compression from pushed tube saturation
Effects
Estimated ambience/reverb; recorded effect type unknown
Evidence / Sources
Tone character: warm, singing AOR lead
inferred from Neal Schon/Escape-era rig documentation and typical Plexi behavior
Estimated ambience/reverb; recorded effect type unknown
Guitar
Likely Gibson Les Paul
Amp
Likely Marshall Plexi
Pickup
Likely humbucker