The Suffragette City by David Bowie guitar tone is built on a Marshall Major "The Pig", dialed in at gain 6/10, bass 5, mid 7, treble 6.5, presence 5.5 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.
Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.
Original gear
Amp: Marshall Major "The Pig" (200W) — cranked
Pickups
bridge (Les Paul Custom)
Effects / signal chain
wah
Tone character
driving glam crunch, mid-forward, raucous, bright
Recording context
studio
How it’s played
driving mid-forward glam crunch distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Suffragette City sound.
What makes the Suffragette City part tricky
power chords, rhythm drive, feel. GuitarToneAdapt gets the tone right so you can focus on the playing.
Note: This is the Mick Ronson glam-rock tone — a Gibson Les Paul Custom into a cranked Marshall with a Cry Baby wah PARKED (cocked) at a fixed spot for the vocal, mid-forward honk. Thick and mids-up, not scooped., Push the mids, moderate gain, and try a half-cocked wah held in one position for that nasal Ronson voice., Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.