Amp Settings Database

[noodles]

For obvious reasons, this is a pretty common topic in gear section. So, I think it would be a good idea to have a stuck thread to list amp settings. Please use the following format, and please treat knob setting like the face of a clock. Obviously, not all categories will apply to all amps.

Brief Description
Manufacturer & Model
Channel, Mode, and Switches
Channel Volume
Presence
Resonance
Depth
Bass
Middle
Treble
Gain 1
Gain 2

So, for an example:

Crunchy British Rhythm
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Roadster
Channel 2, Brit, 50w, recto tracking
Volume 10:30
Presence 11:00
Bass 11:30
Middle 10:30
Treble 12:30
Gain 2:30

Go ahead and list all the setting for your amp in one post, but use a separate post for a different amp. Please keep this clean by going back and editing your post if you add new setting on the same amp.

KEEP THIS FREE OF DISCUSSION. If you want to discuss setting with someone, send them a PM or start a thread about it.

 

[stuh84]

I'll add the rest later when I get home, and edit this post up in a bit

Full and cutting modern rhythm tone
Engl Invader 150
Channel 2, High Gain, Bright Mode
Volume - dimed
Presence - 3:00
Depth Control - 8:00
Bass - 11:00
Middle - 4:00
Treble - 3:00
Gain - 10:30

 

[Hcash]

Digitech 2112

*Takes deep breath...*


Chanel 49:


Front page:
Knob 1) 8
Knob 2) 8
Knob 3) 8
Knob 4) 80%

Preamp:
Page 1:
Knob 1)
Knob 2)
Knob 3)
Knob 4) Custom
Page 2:
Knob 1) 0
Knob 2)
Knob 3) 0
Knob 4) 80%

Compressor:
Page 1:
Knob 1) On
Knob 2)
Knob 3)
Knob 4) Custom
Page 2:
Knob 1) -20
Knob 2) 3.50
Knob 3) 4
Knob 4)
Page 3:
Knob 1) 18.0
Knob 2)
Knob 3)
Knob 4)

Tube Distortion:
Page 1:
Knob 1) On
Knob 2)
Knob 3)
Knob 4) Custom
Page 2:
Knob 1)
Knob 2) 4
Knob 3)
Knob 4) 90%

Tube GEQ10:
Page 1:
Knob 1) On
Knob 2)
Knob 3)
Knob 4) Custom
Page 2:
Knob 1) 100%
Knob 2)
Knob 3) In
Knob 4)
Page 3:
Knob 1) 10
Knob 2) 10
Knob 3) 8
Knob 4) 7
Page 4:
Knob 1) 9
Knob 2) 10
Knob 3) 10
Knob 4) 11
Page 5:
Knob 1) 11
Knob 2) 10
Knob 3)
Knob 4)


Distortion:
Page 1:
Knob 1) Off
Knob 2)
Knob 3)
Knob 4) Custom

Dist. GEQ10:
Page 1:
Knob 1) Off
Knob 2)
Knob 3)
Knob 4) Custom

Noise Gate:
Page 1:
Knob 1) On
Knob 2)
Knob 3)
Knob 4) Custom
Page 2:
Knob 1) 2
Knob 2)
Knob 3)
Knob 4)
Page 3:
Knob 1) -15
Knob 2) 3
Knob 3) 1
Knob 4) 4

Master Mix:
Page 1:
Knob 1)
Knob 2)
Knob 3) 20%
Knob 4) 80%
Page 2:
Knob 1) Byp
Knob 2)
Knob 3)
Knob 4)
Page 3:
Knob 1) Off
Knob 2)
Knob 3)
Knob 4)
Page 4:
Knob 1) 100%
Knob 2)
Knob 3) 2
Knob 4)
Page 5:
Knob 1)
Knob 2)
Knob 3) 1.5
Knob 4) 2.0




Sorry that was very long winded but it kept it easy to read... As for the stuff on that chanel I didn't mention, you can do yourself. I don't use wah so I have mine off. I don't use the effects loop for anything but my tuner, so that is off as well. I have additional EQ's running internally but I'm too lazy to write that out... The thing I love about this preamp is you can just tweek from "my settings: to get it sounding good with your guitar/cab, but if it sounds bad after messing with it you don't have to go back and redo everything. Just hit the program button and switch over to another channel then back and it back to where it was last saved at... It's like Playstation for guitar. If you like this setting though, be sure to hit the store button three times.


P.S. The "Knobs" where there is nothing written, (In the above text) there isn't an option for that knob on the 2112.

 

[budda]

Rhythm and Lead metal tone (ultra and crunch respectively)
Peavey JSX
Crunch and Ultra channels, FAT off on both
channel volume 10:00
Master volume: as high as I can get away with
Presence 2:30
Resonance 2:00
Bass 2:00
Middle 2:45
Treble 2:45
Gain (crunch) 12:00
Gain (ultra) 9:45

 

[dtrax]

Crunchy and Meaty Mid Gain

Mesa/Boogie F-30 combo
CH2 + Contour
Gain: 9:00-10:00
Treble: 3:00
Mid: 4:00
Bass: 10:00
Reverb: OFF (or up to 1:00 for bluesly lead shit)
Master: 8:00 and up

Notes: Works well with bridge humbucker as well as singlecoils for bluesly riffs.

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Tight Metal Rhythm

Mesa/Boogie F-30 combo
CH2 + Contour
Gain: 3:00
Treble: 3:00
Mid: 10:00
Bass: 8:00
Reverb: OFF
Master 8:00 and up

Notes: Slight adjustments with the Mid and Bass knobs affect the 'tightness' of palm mutes. Add or subtract depending on the guitar/PU's/etc...

 

[InTheRavensName]

I don't know if it's appropriate to put up requests, but if anyone fancies adding some for 5150/6505's then it would be greatly appreciated

 

[loktide]

Bright and Depth: disengaged
Gain 10:00 (11:00 without boost)
Bass 12:00
Middle 16:30
Treble 14:00
Presence 9:00

 

[uz3r]

Lead Channel
Pre: 6.5
Low: 6
Mid: 7
High: 6
Post: 3 - 4
Resonance: 5
Presence: 8

(This is using the face numbers, not o'clock numbers)

 

[col]

Clean:

(o'clock)
vol 10
pres 1
gain maxed
bass 10
mids 12
treble 12

Crunch:

vol 3
pres 11
gain 1
bass 10
mids 1
treble 12

Lead:
vol 3
pres 11
gain 10-11
bass 9
mids 3
treble 12

deep knob at 12 o'clock


MAKO MAK2 WHITE (mahogany guitar, Lundgren M7)

Preamp 6 Gain 6 Bass 4 Mid 7 Treble 8 Freak 3 Presence 8 Deep 8 Sub 0

 

[kmanick]

Rectoverb "Tight Metal" tone
Output 11:00
master 10:00
pres 9:00
bass 10:00
mids 1:00
treble 12:00
gain 1:00
On Vintage mode with my SD-1 in
front, level dimed tone 11:00 gain 7:00
MXR 10 Band EQ in loop
16KHZ -3
2KHZ + 1
1KHZ-1
250HZ +2
125HZ-2
32.25HZ -6
Nice and articulate. the MXR works wonders.

 

[Heeboja]

John Petrucci'ish sound
ENGL Fireball
High Gain
Presence 10:00
Depth and Bright Disengaged
Bass 3:30
Middle 12:00
Treble 10:00
Gain 12:30

You can really hear the pick when using neck PU. Try doing some Erotomania or overture.

 

[Daemoniac]

Randall VMAX; Heavy rhythm/thick lead

i dont understand the whole 'clock dial' thing, so my settings are from 1 to 10. seems more logical (no offence meant, i just didnt understand the other way)

Tube Channel
Voicing switch in (modern voicing)
Graphic EQ on

Gain: 8
Bass: 8
Mid: 4
High: 9/10
Presence: 7
Level: 4

GRAPHIC EQ ON, with following settings:
50: 10
250: 4
750: 8
1.2K: 7
2.4K: 4
5K: 10

Master Presence: 7
Master Density: 6

Gives a real thick sounding grind when you dig into the strings. Theres also an optional gain boost that makes the tone a little more saturated, and adds a nice amount more grind to it, better for solid rhythm work though.

Thick SS Rhythm:
Sustain boost on
Graphic EQ on

Gain: 10
Level: 5
Bass: 6
Mid: 5
High: 10
Presence: 8

Master Presence: 8
Master Density: 7

Graphic EQ ON, same settings as above.

Gives a far bassier sound, with a distortion more like a thicker, better sounding Digitech Death Metal Pedal. It definately has a sort of 'buzzy' quality to it, a little like the Rivera K Tre head. I use it with active pickups (blackouts) and theres still very little clipping on the SS channel, it sounds really raw and huuuuuge. Best SS tone ive ever heard (if i do say so myself...)

Probably more rhythm settings, but theres nothing stopping you using them for lead, although that SS setting would get really muddy in a mix... (ive just never had to use it like that yet..)

Unless you are a 'nu-metal' fan like me, then it is just perfect.

 

[Kotex]

Peavey Valve King 100
Cool thrash sound/ fender like clean sound

Lead

(Damping)
Presence: 8
Resonance: 9

(Lead)
Treble:4.2
Mid: 4
Bass: 7.1
Boost Volume: Engaged
Gain Boost: Engaged
Master Gain: 7

(Clean)

Treble: 5.1
Mid: 6.9
Bass: 4.1
Bright Boost: Not Engaged

 

[ulao]

5150 settings...

I tried to get the forum html to look nice pasted in there but, I fail...

5150 Combo Settings



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[Meldville]

5150II heavy modern rhythm tone

Pre - 6
Low - 4.5
Mid - 7.5
High - 6
Post - 4ish
Presence - 3
Resonance - 5

This is how I have mine tweaked, sitting atop a Vader 4X12. Of course, I also have a boost in front to push the tubes a bit harder.

 

[hellion]

Rocktron Piranha

Modern Distortion Mode
Bass 12
Mid -11
Mid Freq 350
Treble 11
Gain 59
Level 26
Input Drive maxed out

Rocktron Pro-Gap Ultra 1.0

Pre Treble - Off
Pre Bass Cut - Off
Pre Midband - +13.0
Pre Midband Freq - 1.0khz
Pre Mid Q - 2
Gain - 65
Variac ADJ - 10
Rectifier - S.State
Post Bass - +5.0
Post Treble - +2.0
Post Mid - -9.5
Post Mid Freq - 875hz
Post Mid Q - 0
Output Level - 92
Hush - 45
Shape - On
Fixed Wah - Off

Remember to set the global bass/treble knobs on the front to zero.

 

[labelthief]

tight huge crunch on a mesa roadster

channel four, modern. im a huge fan of the way the amp is voiced.. since im a mesa type guy.. its definetly not a scooped like or compressed traditional death metal tone, you cant really get that out of a mesa imo. but anyway. this is driven by a lordovchaos modded ts808 level all the way up, tone at 10oclock, overdrive at 0

gain- between 12 and 1 oclock
bass- between 11 and 12 oclock
mids, between 10 and 11 oclock
presence - 0
treble- 12 oclock
master volume - 11-12 oclock
output - 1 oclock

im using orange cabs and mesa 6l6 tubes for this.

i use similar settings except switched to vintage for my lead tone i believe.

 

[lundvall]

I don't know if it's appropriate to put up requests, but if anyone fancies adding some for 5150/6505's then it would be greatly appreciated

Here are a lot of different settnings of the 5150/6505:
The EVH Guitar Registry - 5150 Amp Settings

 

[crob1565]

Yeah so one thing I've discovered after owning the AT100 for a while...is that its not as bad as some folks would like to admit...there's a trick to it..

This is my general tone. Its very Articulate. I'll put a vid up at some point.

Preamp Volume: MAX
Contour: OFF
High: 2
Mid: 2 or 3
Low: 8
Low Res: 8
Gain: 6

The amp is voiced strangely. The Mid control really is focused too high...its more like a high mid control...if you turn the contour off...1K actually becomes audible...and Mid range is your friend!

Better tubes really helps to. I also use my quadraverb to boost the mids too...only slightly though. Hope this is useful to other AT100 users

 

[m3ta1head]

Here's my favorite tone dialed in on a triple. This is a dark, aggressive, and full rhythm sound. Very chunky-palm mutes are insane.

Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier 150
Channel 3, Modern, diode rectification, loop bypassed
Channel Master 9:00
Presence 7:30
Bass 10:30
Middle 11:30
Treble 11:55
Gain 2:00

And a video with crappy crappy sound