Supersonic guitar tone
Oasis · Noel Gallagher
Definitely Maybe (Recorded December 1993 at Pink Museum Studio, Liverpool)
crunchy British overdrive with tape echo lead width
The rig Oasis used
Researched from interviews, production write-ups and gear histories — not guessed.
Guitar
Epiphone Les Paul Standard
Amplifier
1970s Watkins/WEM Dominator MK III 18W Combo
Cabinet
1x12 WEM Dominator Open-Back Combo Cabinet (Celestion G12H 30W)
Microphone
Shure SM57
Signal chain
The order the original sound was built in. The exact settings get dialled for your own amp or modeller when you generate the tone.
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Why we think this is right
Recorded in December 1993 at Liverpool's Pink Museum Studio, Noel Gallagher used an early '90s Epiphone Les Paul Standard (Samick Korea build) plugged into a vintage early 1970s Watkins/WEM Dominator MK III 18W combo turned up full. Roland RE-201 Space Echo tape delay was used for slapback echo and studio tape varispeed double-tracking created the signature chorused lead width.
Sources
- Guitar World feature: 'The secrets behind Noel Gallagher's guitar tone on Oasis's Supersonic'
- The Chief's Guitars: 'The Supersonic guitars & Pink Museum sessions research'
- Producer & studio recording logs / session accounts (Definitely Maybe 1993-1994)