Tempo Perdido (Riff · Distorted) — Guitar Tone

The Tempo Perdido by Legiao Urbana guitar tone is built on a Marshall, dialed in at gain 5/10, bass 5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 6 (community-researched baseline). Full breakdown below — then adapt every knob to your exact guitar and amp, free.

Amp settings (0–10)

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different — GuitarToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

Original gear

Amp: Marshall (with a ShredMaster for distortion) — gritty, emotive

Pickups

bridge (gritty, articulate)

Effects / signal chain

distortion

Tone character

gritty melodic crunch, emotive & raw, mid-forward, post-punk drive

Recording context

studio

How it’s played

gritty melodic post-punk crunch distortion. This shapes how hard the amp is pushed and where the EQ sits for the Tempo Perdido sound.

What makes the Tempo Perdido part tricky

driving riff, emotive feel, tight timing. GuitarToneAdapt gets the tone right so you can focus on the playing.

Note: Tempo Perdido is a gritty, mid-forward Brazilian post-punk crunch — a Les Paul or Strat into a Marshall with a ShredMaster-style distortion, medium gain, treble up. Emotive and driving, not high-gain or scooped., Use a mid-forward distortion (ShredMaster-style) into a Marshall, medium gain, treble up; play it gritty and driving., Settings are community-researched starting points, not official recall sheets.

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Sources

• Legiao Urbana Gear & Sound — Equipboard
• Tempo Perdido Tab — Songsterr

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