Guitar Amp Settings (Music Style)

A BLUES SETTING
Set your knobs at 40 to 50 percent, Gain: low

COUNTRY BLUES SOUND

Bass: 6/7
Mid: 6/7
Treble: 8/10
Reverb: 3

BLUES SETTING 2
Treble: 5/7
Bass: 5/6
Mid: 0
use with a tube screamer
BLUES Tone (Vox AD30VT amp)
Treble: 7
Mid: 6
Bass: 3
Gain: 10

POWER BLUES SETTINGS

Gain: 1
Reverb: 1
Treble: 7
Bass: 6
Middle: 7

RHYTHM BLUES SETTINGS

Gain: 6 to 8
Treble: 4 to 6
Bass: 4 to 6
Mid: 4 to 6
Reverb: 3
Presence: 2

CLASSIC ROCK (Tube Amp)

Gain: 8
Bass: 7
Mid: 5
Treble: 5

CLASSIC ROCK (Solid State Amp)

Bass: 10
Mid: 5
Treble: 7
presence 7
resonance 5
Reverb: 3
Distortion:

PUNK (Marshall MG amp)

Gain: max
Treble: 9
Mid: 7
Bass: 5

HEAVY METAL SETTING

Bass: 10
Mid: 2
Treble: 10
Reverb: 3
with Boss Metalzone set at
Level: half
low boost
High: half
Distortion: at max

HEAVY METAL SETTING

Gain: 8
Presence: 3/4
Bass: 9
Mid: 3
Treble: 7
Reverb: 1/2
with DOD metal X set at
Level: 4
Low: 8
High: 9
Distortion: at 7/8

HEAVY METAL SETTING 2

everything at max
DOD DeathMetal
Level: 5
Low: 5
Mid: 0
High: 6/7

HEAVY METAL SETTING 3

Treble: 9
Mid: 4
Bass: 10
Boss metal zone set at
high just under 1
Low: max
Mid: just under 1
Mid: freg. Distortion: at max
Volume: arrest level

DEATH TRASH (Peavey Amp)

Lead Channel
Bass: 6
Mid: 5/7
Treble: 7
Gain: 11

PUNK ROCK
Gain: 7
Bass: 3
Mid: 4
Treble: 7
contour 8
Overdrive: 7

METAL SETTING (line 6 spider 2 amp)

drive 7
Bass: 5/6
Mid: 4
Treble: 10
METAL Tone: (Vox AD30VT amp)
Gain: 10
Treble: 8
Mid: 2
Bass: 6

THICK METAL CRUNCH

Gain: 7
Bass: 8
Mid: 6
Treble: 7

PUNK SETTING
Low: 10
Mid: 10
High: 3/4
Distortion: On pedal set at
Tone: high
Distortion: at max

Guitar Amp Settings (Guitarist/Band)

LED ZEPPLIN (Vox AD30VT amp)
Gain: 2 o'clock
Treble: 3 o'clock
Vol: max
Mid: 1 o'clock
Bass: 10/11 o'clock
Reverb:

LED ZEPPLIN (spider 2 amp)

amp model either crunch
Bass: 8
Mid: 3
Treble: 9
drive 10
Reverb: 3

NIRVANA - (Smells Like Teen Spirit)

Drive: 6
Treble: 7
Mid: 4
Bass: 3
Reverb: 2
Overdrive: On

NIRVANA (Grunge Petal Setting)

loud 9 o clock
low 3 o clock
high 12 o clock
grunge max

JIMI HENDRIX
Gain: 4
Treble: 5
Mid: 5
Bass: 8
Reverb: 5

JIMMY HENDRIX - PURPLE HAZE

Drive: 8
Treble: 7
Mid: 9
Bass: 6
Reverb: 3
Overdrive: On

AC/DC BACK IN BLACK

Drive: 6
Treble: 5
Mid: 6
Bass: 8
Reverb: 3
Overdrive: On

BLACK SABBATH - PARANOID

Drive: 7
Treble: 3
Mid: 6
Bass: 6
Reverb: 4
Distortion: On

BLINK 182 - (All The Small Things)

Drive: 5
Treble: 7
Mid: 4
Bass: 8
Reverb: 1
Distortion: On

DEEP PURPLE - (Smoke on the Water)

Drive: 7
Treble: 3
Mid: 7
Bass: 9
Reverb: 3
Overdrive: On

DEEP PURPLE (Highway Star)

Bass: 8
Mid: 5
Treble: 7
Gain: 4

ZAKK WYLDE
Treble: 10
Mid: 3
Bass: 10
Presence: 2/3
vol. at 10
Master Vol: 6/7

ZAKK WYLDE (alt)

Gain: 6/8
Presence: low
Mid: 4/6
Treble: 9/10
Bass: 9/10

RANDY RHODES (Over The Mountain )

Gain: 7
Bass: 7
Mid: 7
Treble: 10

RANDY RHODES
Presence: 10
Bass: 1
Mid: 4/5
Treble: 2
Vol: 9
played with MXR Distortion: pedal

TOM MORELLO
Gain: 7
Treble: 10
Mid: 4
Bass: 4
Reverb: 0

TONI IOMMI
Bass: 6
Treble: 6
Mid: 6
Gain: 7/8

SLASH
Gain: 6/7
Treble: 4/5
Mid: 7
Bass: 7
Presence 8
Overdrive: On

ZZ TOP
Bass: 10
Mid: 10
Treble: 3
presence 5
preamp 5
Gain: 6

JOE SATRIANI - (Surfing with the Alien)

Drive: 7
Treble: 6
Mid: 3
Bass: 6
Reverb: 0
Distortion: On

JOE SATRIANI
Gain: 7
Vol 3
Treble: 6
Mid: 10
Bass: 6
Reverb: 1

VAN HALEN - (Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love)

Drive: 6
Treble: 5
Mid: 3
Bass: 9
Reverb: 4
Distortion: On

STEVE VAI - (The Animal)

Drive: 6
Treble: 6
Mid: 5
Bass: 8
Reverb: 3
Overdrive: On

STEVE VAI Clean #1

Reverb: 0
Treble: 9
Mid: 5
Bass: 3
vol. at 2

STEVE VAI clean #2

Reverb: 0
Treble: 8
Mid: 4/5
Bass: 4
Vol: 6

STEVE VAI LEAD 3-1

Presence: 6
Treble: 6
Mid: 8
Bass: 7/8
Drive: 9
Vol: 4

STEVE VAI LEAD 3- 2

Presence: 6/7
Treble: 6/7
Mid: 6
Bass: 7/8
Drive: 8
Vol: 6

STEVE VAI LEAD 3-3

Presence: 6
Treble: 6
Mid: 6
Bass: 7
Drive: 8
Vol: 6

STEVE VAI LEAD 3-4

Presence: 6
Treble: 6
Mid: 7
Bass: 7
Drive: 7
Vol: 8

SEX PISTOLS (Vox AD30VT amp)

Gain: 2/3 o clock
Vol: max
Treble: 4/5 o clock
Mid: 2/3 o clock
Bass: 10 o clock

THE DARKNESS (solo)

Overdrive: On
Gain: 7
Treble: 8
Mid: 8
Bass: 8
Reverb: 5
with tube screamer

CHILDREN OF BODOM
Treble: 9
Mid: 4
Bass: 7
Gain: 8
Reverb: 4
guitar Tone: max
use bridge pickup

GUNS AND ROSES - SWEET CHILD OF MINE

Drive: 10
Treble: 3
Mid: 5
Bass: 7
Reverb: 3
Overdrive: On
LED ZEPPELIN - (Whole Lotta Love)
Drive: 7
Treble: 3
Mid: 6
Bass: 7
Reverb: 5
Overdrive: On

METALLICA - (Enter Sandman)

Drive: 7
Treble: 8
Mid: 3
Bass: 3
Reverb: 2
play clean

METALLICA
Mid: 0
Bass: high
Treble: high
guitar tuned to drop C
Boss Metal Zone Pedal set to
level 8/9 o clock
Mid: 7 o clock
Treble: 4/5 o clock
Distortion: max
Bass: 3/4 o clock

METALLICA
Gain: 9
Treble: 10
Mid: 2
Bass: 7
Reverb: 3

MUSE - (Plug in Baby)

Drive: 9
Treble: 8
Mid: 7
Bass: 3
Reverb: 1
Distortion: On

PANTERA (line 6 spider 2 amp)

amp model green insane
Bass: 7
Mid: 2
Treble: 8
drive 12 o clock
add a bit of flanger
Reverb: 4
add a noise gate
PANTERA - (Cowboys From Hell)
Drive: 10
Treble: 10
Mid: 0
Bass: 5
Reverb: 0
Distortion: On

PANTERA - (Cowboys From Hell) Alt Amp

Gain: 9
Bass: 7
Mid: 3
Treble: 8
Reverb: 2

PINK FLOYD (Money)

Drive: 5
Treble: 6
Mid: 7
Bass: 7
Reverb: 4
Distortion: On

DAVID GILMOUR
strat neck pickup
clean tube amp
Gain: 2/3
Vol: 10
Treble: 7/8
Mid: 9/10
Bass: 5/6
Reverb: 60 to 70%
fuzz 100% use fuzz pedal, big muff or rat
Phaser Pedal 40%
Delay Pedal 310ms

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE (Killing in the Name)

Drive: 6
Treble: 8
Mid: 0
Bass: 6
Reverb: 2
Distortion: On

RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS (Under the Bridge)

Drive: 2
Treble: 6
Mid: 7
Bass: 7
Reverb: 0
Overdrive: On

SLAYER
Gain: 7
Treble: 7
Mid: 2
Bass: 9

KORN
Overdrive:/Gain: 10
Bass: 3/5
Mid: 5
high 5/8

SLIPNOT
Treble: 8
Mid: 2/3
Bass: 8
Gain: max

STONE ROSES
Gain: 7
Bass: 7
Mid: 7
Treble: 3
Reverb: 5

ALICE COOPER (Schools Out)

Gain: 7
Bass: 6
Mid: 10
Treble: 10
Reverb: 4

THE POLICE (Walking On The Moon)

Gain: 5
Bass: 7
Mid: 5
Treble: 5
Reverb: 5

DARKEST HOUR
Gain: 6
Bass: 7/8
Mid: 7
Treble: 5
presence 7

PAUL GILBERT
Bass: 10
Mid: , less then 1
Treble: 6/8
Presence: way up

ALICE IN CHAINS
Gain: 6/7
Treble: 6/7
Mid: 5/6
Bass: 5/6
Reverb: 3

ALICE IN CHAINS (alt amp)

drive 5
Treble: 5
Mid: 6
Bass: 6

PHISH (Chalkdust Torture)

Gain: 6
Bass: 8
Mid: 7
Treble: 4
Reverb: 3

ALMAN BROTHERS (One Way Out)

Gain: 5
Bass: 6
Mid: 6
Treble: 8
Reverb: 3

THE MISFITS
Gain: 9
Bass: 9/10
Mid: 6
Treble: 5
post Gain: 5

SYNSTER GATES
drive 8
Treble: 6
Mid: 5
Bass: 6

NEIL YOUNG (Rockin In The Free World)

Bass: 5
Mid: 10
Treble: 10
presence 10
Gain: 5

AVENGED SEVENFOLD (Beast and the Harlot )

Gain: 8
Treble: 7
Mid: 6
Bass: 7

CRADLE OF FAITH (Filthy Little Secret)

Gain: 10
Bass: 10
Mid: 1
Treble: 10
Vol 10
Contour 1

DAN DONEGAN
Gain: 8
Bass: 10
Mid: 7/8
treble 7/8

KERRY KING
Gain: 9/10
Treble: 10
Mid: 4
Bass: 6/7
Reverb: 3

ERIC CLAPTON
Gain: 7
Treble: 5
Mid: 7
Bass: 7
Presence: 8

JIMMY PAGE
Gain: 4
Treble: 8
Mid: 3
Bass: 7
Reverb: 2

BEATLES (Day Tripper)

Channel A
master vol. 4
Gain: 4/5
presence 3
Bass: 10
Mid: 5
Treble: 5
mode low

STEPPENWOLF (Born To Be Wild)

Channel B
master vol: 2
lead Gain: 8
Reverb: 1/2
presence: 4
Bass: 8
Mid: 9
Treble: 6
mode low

SRV (Fender Blues Jr amp settings)

Reverb: 3
master vol: 3
Treble: 10
Mid: 10
low: 4
fat switch On
vol: 8

SRV (Texas Flood)

drive 6
Treble: 6
Mid: 5
Bass: 8
Reverb: 3
Overdrive: On

PETE TOWNSEND
Gain: 9/10
Bass: 7
Mid: 4
Treble: 10
Reverb: 2

STROKES
Gain: 4
Treble: 8
Mid: 4/6
Bass: 6
bridge Distortion: On
or neck clean

RADIOHEAD (My Iron Ling )

drive 10
Treble: 6
Mid: 7
Bass: 6
Reverb: 3 (clean)

JOE PERRY
Gain: 5/6
Treble: 2
Mid: 7
Bass: 2

DEP LEPPARD
Gain: 4
Bass: 4
Mid: 5
Treble: 7
Reverb: 4

DEP LEPPARD (Rock Of Ages)

Gain: 4
Treble: 7
Bass: 5
Mid: 4
Reverb: 4

DAVE MUSTAINE
Gain: 9/10
Bass: 8/9
Mid: 7
Treble: 8/9
presence 10
master vol 5/6

PEARL JAM
Gain: 2
Treble: 6
Bass: 7
Mid: 7
Reverb: 3

JEFF BECK (Blow by Blow)

Gain: 10
Bass: 6
Mid: 5
Treble: 7
Reverb: 4

BOSTON
Bass: 3
Mid: 10
Treble: 5
Gain: 5

GREEN DAY
Gain: 8
Treble: 6
Mid: 4/5
Bass: 8
Reverb: 2

THE SHADOWS
Gain: 2
Treble: 6
Mid: 9
Bass: 10
Reverb: 10

SANTANA (clean)
Gain: 7
Treble: 10
Mid: 6
Bass: 5
Reverb: 2