Mike, thanks for the advice. Have been playing around with it. I dumped the Les Paul and changed to a Strat neck pickup. That made it brighter and clearer.

I changed my Amp setting in the GT from '57 twin (I believe that maybe the tweed twin setting) to the 65 twin reverb amp. Added the Overdrive. Getting closer but not as bright as yours (Gain 40; vol 57; treb 75; mid 80; bass 70) Overdrive level 75; gain 68; tone 33; blend 40. Another factor maybe that it is though a GT 100 and I cannot have it very lod so it is quite low.

now I will just focus on the slide as my strings are very tinny but I have never used one before so maybe a matter of getting used to it.

thanks again