AMP SETTINGS
there is more than one setting for some of these, so just try both and choose which one you like the best....
Gain: 8
Treble: 6
Bass: 7
Mid: 5
Reverb: 2
AC/DC
Angus Young
Gain 5
Treble 10
Mid 10
Bass 5
Aerosmith
Joe Perry
Gain: 5.5
Treble: 2
Mid: 7
Bass: 2
AFI
Early AFI
Treble: 9
mid: 7
bass: 5
gain: 10.
Middle AFI
Treble: 8
middle: 5
bass: 7
gain: half
New AFI
Treble: 7.5
middle: 6
bass: 6
Gain: just before half
Alice Cooper
Gain 7
Bass 6
Mid 10
Treble 10
Reverb 4
Alice
Jerry Cantrell
Gain 6-7
Treble 6-7
Mid 5-6
Bass 5-6
Reverb 3
Arch Enemy
Michael Amott
Lead Gain: 10
Bass: 10
Mid: 3
Treble: 10
Reverb: 4
As I Lay Dying gain 8.5 (this might be a bit different depending on whatever amp you have)
high 7 or 8
mid 5
low 6.
Atreyu
1.) Gain - 8
Bass -8
Mid - 2 - 3
Treble – 9
2.) Gain 8
Bass 4-5
Mid- 5-6
Treble 7-9
Audioslave
Tom Morello
Gain 7
Treble 10
Mid 4
Bass 4
Reverb 0
Avenged Sevenfold
Synyster Gates
Gain- 8
Treble- 7
Middle- 6
Bass- 7
Black Flag
Greg Ginn
Gain:10
Bass:10
Middle:10
Treble:5
Contour(if applicable):8
Black Sabbath
Tony Iommi
Gain - 7 or 8
Bass - 6
Middle - 6
Treble - 6
Channel – Overdrive
Blink 182
Tom Delonge
1.) Gain: 8
Treble: 8
Mid: 8
Bass: 5
Treble 7
Middle 4
Bass 8
Reverb 1
Treble -8
Middle -7
Bass -7
Blur
Gain 7
Treble 7
Mid 6
Bass 5
Reverb 0
Gain 5
Treble 5
Mid 10
Bass 3
Reverb 0
Buckethead
Bass: 5-6
Mid: 5-7
Treble: 7-8
Presence: 6
Boost clean channel with an OD
Tone: 5-6
Volume: 5-8 (have it boost the volume of the amp a little)
Distortion: 0
Bullet for my valentine
High Gain amp Model.
Bass-6
Mid-5
Treble-8
Carlos Santana
gain 7
treble 10
mid 6
bass 5
reverb 2
Children of Bodom
Alex Laiho
Treble: 9
Mid: 4
Bass: 7
Gain: 8
Reverb: 4
(on guitar)
Tone: 10
Pickup: Bridge
Coheed and
Mid: 2-3
Bass: 7
Treble: 8
Mid: 5-6
Bass: 7
Treble: 8
Cream
Eric Clapton
Gain (2)
Bass (10)
Mid (10)
Treble (5)
Reverb (1)
Use it with a double Humbucker Guitar, and select both
Creed/Alter Bridge
Mark Tremonti
Gain: 10
Treble: 6
Mid.: 3 or 4
Bass: 7
Presence: 6
The Cure
Mid: 4 1/2
Bass: 8 1/2
Treble: 7
Reverb: 4-6
Darkest Hour
Gain-6
Bass-7-8
Middle-7
Treble-5
Presence-7
The Darkness
Justin Hawkins
bass- 6
treble-8
mid-8
gain-7
reverb-5
DC Hardcore
treble-7
mid-7
bass-5
gain-8
Deep Purple
Ritchie Blackmore
Gain - 4
Bass - 8
Mid - 5
Treble - 7
Reverb - 4
Def Leppard
Pete Willis
Gain- 4
Bass-4
Mid- 5
Treble-7
Reverb-4
Dethklok
Use Lead Channel
Gain- 8-9
Treb-5-6
Mid-6
Bass-8
Distillers
Treble - 4
mid - 8
bass - 8
gain - 7
reverb – 0
Disturbed
Dan Donegan
Gain-8
Bass-10
Mids-7-8
Treble-7-8
Dragonforce…(and other power metal)
1.) Gain: 7
Bass: 8
Mid: 3
Treble: 7
Reverb: 3
bass- 8
mid- 5
treble 7
Bass: 4
Mid: 8
Treble: 4
Reverb: 3
Bass: 8
Mid: 3
Treble: 7
Reverb: 3
John Petrucci
1.) Clean Channel
Preamp Mode: Rhythm 1 Yellow
Gain: 6
Treble: 6.5
Middle: 3.5
Bass: 3
Lead 1 Drive: 0
Lead 2 Drive: 0
Master: 5.5
Presence: 8
Dynamic Voice: 7
Power Amps set on Deep And Modern
2.) Main Distortion Channel:
Preamp Mode: Lead 1 Red
Gain: 6
Treble: 6
Middle: 6
Bass: 4.5
Lead 1 Drive: 4.5
Lead 2 Drive: 0
Master: 4
Presence: 6.5
Dynamic Voice: 6.5
Power Amps set on Deep And Modern
3.) Lead Channel:
Preamp Mode: Lead 2 Yellow (Mark II Lead Sound)
Gain: 7.5
Treble: 4.5
Middle: 4
Bass: 5.5
Lead 1 Drive: 0
Lead 2 Drive: 6.5 Master: 6
Presence: 0
Dynamic Voice: 3
4.) EFFECTS CHAIN:
Clean Sound - basic chorus sound
Lead Sound - 602 and 460 millisecond delay with 3 repeats
Crunch - 26 milliseconds delay
Eagles
Joe Walsh
Treble: 7
Bass:3
Mid: 4
Master:3
Reverb:2
Presence:3
Gain - 7
Treble - 5
Mid - 7
Bass - 7
Presence – 8
Eric Johnson
Drive/Gain: 8
Presence: 1
Treble: 4
Mid: 5
Bass: 5
Effects:
Tubescreamer with the following settings:
Drive: Noon / Mid point
Level: Full
Tone: 0 or minimum
Delay Pedal with the following settings:
Time: 380 ms
Feedback: 35%
Speed: 23%
Depth: 100%
Mix: 0%
Reverb Pedal With the following settings:
Delay: 50%
Decay: 50%
Tone: 50%
Mix: 53%
Foo Fighters
Dave Grohl
Distortion:8
Treble:7
Middle:5
Bass:3
Reverb:3 (room)
George Harrison
CLEAN CHANNEL
Treble: 10
Middle: 10
Bass: 8
Reverb: 4 or 5
Select bridge pickups
Drive
Bass: 2.5
Mid: 7
Treble: 8
Green Day (newer)
Drive - 6
Treble - 10
Mid - 8
Bass 5
Reverb 3
Green Day (older)
Gain:9
Treble:10
Mid:8
Bass:5
Reverb:3
Guns N' Roses
Slash
1.) Gain - 6.5
Treble - 4.5
Mid - 7
Bass - 7
Presence 8
2.) Overdriven Tone:
Presence: 7
Bass: 7,
mid: 4.5
Treble: 7
Output Master: 6 (rhythm)
Lead Master: 10 (lead)
Gain: 6.5
3.) Treble 10
mid 10
bass 6
gain
Marshall AVT50 Head
Gain: 7 3/4
bass: 4
mid: 10
treble: 4
Reverb/depth: 5
In Keeping Secrets Of Silent Earth 3
Mid 5-6
Bass 7
Treble 8
Drive
Treble - 9
Mid - 7
Bass - 4
Reverb - 0
Use your bridge humbucker - I find this tone to be excellent for Maiden - The Trooper, Hallowed especially
Jazziness
Clean
low: 8.5
mid: 6.5
high: 7.5
light reverb or chorus if you want
Jeff Beck (Blow by Blow)
Gain - 10
Bass - 6
Mid - 5
Treble - 7
Reverb - 4
Jimi Hendrix
Gain - 4
Treble - 5
Mid - 5
Bass - 8
Reverb – 5
Joe Satriani
1.) Gain 7
Treble 6
Mid 10
Bass 6
Reverb 1
2.) gain: 7
Treble: 6
Middle: 3
Bass: 6
Reverb: 0 (Distortion)
3.) Gain: 6
Treble: 7
Bass: 9
Mid: 0
Reverb: 2
Surfing With The
Drive
Treble: 6
Middle: 3
Bass: 6
Reverb: 0 (Distortion)
John 5
Gain: 9.5 (Distorted)
Bass: 10
Mid: 4
Treble: 8
Killswitch Engage
1.) Gain: 7 - 8
Bass: 8
Mid: 4 - 8 1/2
Treble: 7
Reverb: 3
Bass: 8
Mid: 4 - 8 1/2
Treble: 7
Reverb: 3
Volume: 2+
The Kinks
Ray Davies
Gain- 7.5
Volume- 10
Treble- 10
Middle- 6
Bass- 4
Korn
Gain 10
Bass 3-5
Mid 5
High 5-8
Lamb of God
Gain 10
Bass 9
Mid 5
Treble 8
Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page
Gain - 8
Bass - 6
Mid - 7
Treble - 7
Reverb - 6
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Gary Rossington
Treble - 5
Mid - 10
Bass - 5
Gain - 2-3
Led Zeppelin
Jimmy Page
1.) Gain - 4
Treble - 8
Mid - 3
Bass - 7
Reverb – 2
2.) Drive: 7
Treble: 3
Middle: 6
Bass: 7
Reverb: 5 (Overdrive)
Gain: 10
Bass: 6
Mid: 4
Treble: 7
Bass: 7.5
mid: 4
Treble: 7
Gain: 8.5
Megadeth
Dave Mustaine
Gain: 10
Bass: 5
Mid: 2
Treble: 10
and a bit of Delay for solos
Metallica
Kirk Hammet
1.) Gain - 9
Bass - 7
Mid - 2
Treble - 10
Reverb - 3
Channel - Distortion
2.) Gain - 7
Treble - 7
Mid - 7
Bass - 7
Reverb - 2
Channel - Distortion
Treble - 7
Mid - 6
Bass - 7
Reverb – 2
Lead Gain: 9
Bass: 8
Mid: 1
Treble: 6
Reverb: 4
Misery Signals
Distortion channel
gain-5
bass-6
mid-5
treble-6
resonance-5
presence-6
clean
gain-2
bass-8
mid-5
treble-4
resonance-8
presence-3
The Misfits
Gain 9
Bass 9 or 10
Mid 6
Treble 5
Post Gain 5
Mick Mars
1.) Gain - 3
Bass - 2-3
Contour - 2-3
Treble - 10
Channel- Overdrive
OR
2.) Treble 10
Middle 3.5
Bass 2
Presence 4 (seems like a lot of treble, but it works.)
Gain 5
Muse
Matt Bellamy
Treble - 8/9
Middle - 5
Bass - 6/7
Gain - depends on the song, usually 7 or 8
Neil Young
Bass: 5
Middle: 10
Treble: 10
Presence: 10
Gain: 5
Nevermore
Pre Gain- 6-9
Low- 5
Mid- 6
High- 6
Post Gain- 7-10.
Presence- 5-7
Gain: 9
Bass: 8.5
Mid: 10
Treble: 5.5
Kurt Cobain
1.) Gain - 7
Treble - 7
Mid - 4
Bass - 3
Reverb – 2
Treble - 7
Mid - 4
Bass - 3
Reverb - 2
Channel – Overdrive
gain: 7-8
bass: 7
mid: 4
treble: 6
Oasis
Noel Gallagher
Gain- 5.5
Volume- 10
Treble- 7
Middle- 5.5
Bass- 4.5
The Offspring
Noodles
Drive - 9
Treble - 8
Middle - 3
Bass - 5
Ozzy
Randy Rhoads
Gain 7
Bass 7
Mid 7
Treble 10
Reverb 0
Dimebag Darrell
Gain 7
Treble 10
Mid 4
Bass 9
Reverb 0
Parkway Drive
Gain 8
High 9
Low 10
Mid 9
Mid frequency 6
Gain 7
Bass 7
Mid 5
Treble 7
Pearl Jam
Mike McCready
Treble: 7
Mid: 7
Low: 5
Pink Floyd
David Gilmour
1.) Bass: 10
Middle: 6.5
Treble: 10
Gain: 1.5
2.) Gain-2-3
Treble- 7-8
Mid- 9-10
Bass- 5-6
Reverb- 60-70%
The Police
Gain 5
Bass 7
Mid 5
Treble 5
Reverb 5
Gain: 7
Treble: 3
Mid: 8
Bass: 6
Reverb: 0
Queen
Gain - 8.5
Treble - 4
Mid - 9
Bass - 5.5
Reverb - 4
Note Brian famously uses old sixpences to pick the strings of his guitar.
Radiohead - My
Drive
Treble: 6
Middle: 7
Bass: 6
Reverb: 3 (Clean)
Rammstein
Bass: 9-10
Mid: 4-5
Treble: 9-10
Gain: 10
Rage Against the Machine
Tom Morello
Gain 7
Treble 10
Mid 4
Bass 4
Reverb 0
Drive
Treble: 8
Middle: 0
Bass: 6
Reverb: 2 (Distortion)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
John Frusciante
1.) Gain - 4
Treble - 8
Mid - 2
Bass - 6
Reverb – 7
Treble: 6
Middle: 7
Bass: 7
Reverb: 0 (Overdrive)
Under the Bridge
Drive: 2
Treble: 6
Middle: 7
Bass: 7
Reverb: 0 (Overdrive)
Keith Richards
Gain - 4.5
Treble - 4.5
Mid - 6.5
Bass - 5.5
Reverb - 1.5
Note use of open G tuning, D G D G B D (low to high)
Rush
Alex Lifeson
Gain - 6
Bass - 8
Mid - 6
Treble – 4
Santana
Treble: 7
Bass: 3 ½
Mid: 9 ¼
Presence 6 ¾
Reverb 2 ½
Second Stage Turbine Blade
mid 2-3
Bass 7
Treble 8
Sex Pistols
Steve Jones
Gain- 7
Volume- 10
Treble- 8.5
Middle- 6
Bass- 4
Hank Marvin
Gain - 2
Treble - 6
Mid - 9
Bass - 9
Reverb - 10
Slayer
Kerry King
1.) Gain: 7
Treble: 7
Mid: 2
Bass: 9
2.) Gain - 9-10
Treble - 10
Mid - 4
Bass - 6-7
Reverb 3
Mick Thompson
1.) Gain - 9-10
Treble - 8
Mid - 7
Bass - 8
Reverb – 2
Treble - 8
Mid - 7
Bass - 8
Reverb - 2
Effects/Other - Tuning of B F B E G# C# (low to high)
Channel - Distortion
Billy Corgan
For songs like 1979:
Bass: 8
Mid: 7
High/Treble: 6
Pickup Position: 2 or 4 (Strat)
For heavier songs like Zero or Jelly belly:
Bass: 10
Mid: 4
High/Treble: 8
Use a thick heavy distortion with medium tone and a lot of sustain.
Born To Be Wild
Channel B: Master Vol 2, Lead Gain 8, Reverb 1.5
Presence: 4
Bass: 8
Middle: 9
Treble: 6
Channel B on/off: on
Mode hi/low: low
Notes: Les Paul lead humbucker
Steve Vai
1.) Clean
Treble: 8
Mid: 5
Bass: 4
Lead:
Presence: 6
Treble: 6
Mid: 7
Bass: 7
Gain: 8
Reverb 0
Treble 9
Mid 5
Bass 3
Clean Channel Settings #2
Reverb 0
Treble 8
Mid 4 ½
Bass 4
Lead Channel Settings #1
Presence 6
Treble 6
Mid 8
Bass 7 ½
Drive 9
Lead Channel Settings #2
Presence 6 ½
Treble 6 ½
Mid 6
Bass 7 ½
Drive 8
Lead Channel Settings #3
Presence 6
Treble 6
Mid 6
Bass 7
Drive 8
Lead Channel Settings #4
Presence 6
Treble 6
Mid 7
Bass 7 ½
Drive 8
1.) Low 10 (full)
Mid 7.5
High 5
Bass - 10
Mid - 7
Treble - 10
Reverb – 2
Drive
Treble: 6
Middle: 5
Bass: 8
Reverb: 3 (Overdrive)
John Squire
Gain 7
Bass 7
Mid 7
Treble 3
Reverb 5
Strapping Young Lad
Gain 7
Bass 8
Mid 6
Treble 7
Reverb 0
The Strokes
Gain 4
Treble 8
Mid 4-6
Bass 6
General
Treble 9-10
mid: 0
bass: 7
with a hint of chorus...on clean
Sum 41
General
Gain 6-10
Bass 5-8
Mid 0-2
Treble 8-10
System of a Down
Daron Malakian
Amp Used: Crate VFX5212
Gain: 8
Treble: 6-7
Mid: 3-5
Bass: 10
Presence: 8
Note the use of Drop D down 1/2 step (Db Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Testament
Bass- 6.5
Mid- 2.3
Treble- 4
Presence- 7.5
Gain- 6 (depending on the amp, really.)
Thin Lizzy
Gary Moore
Bass 7
Treble 7
Mid 8-10
Gain 5-7 depends on song
Contour at 3-4 not so high to suck the mid but not so low to sound terrible
maybe a splash of reverb
Neck pickup
Three Days Grace
Adam Gontier/Barry Stock
Gain: 7
Treble: 10
Middle: 2
Bass: 2
Reverb: 6
Channel: Overdrive
Note the usage of Drop D, Drop Db and Drop C in all of ''Three Days Grace'' songs
Tool
Gain- 8
High- 10
Mid- 6-7
Low- 8
or try
Gain 4
Volume 5
Treble 8
Mid 10
Bass 9
Trivium
1.) Treble-9
Bass- 6
Mid-3
Gain-8
or try
Treble: 7
Mid: 4
Bass: 10
Reverb: 0
Gain - 1.5
Treble - 7
Mid - 5
Bass - 3
Reverb - 8.5
Van Halen
1.) Gain - 6
Treble - 4
Mid - 3
Bass- 9
Reverb – 4
or try
Treble 10/4
Bass 8
Mid 6
Presence 10/4
Gain: 5-7
Treble: 4-6
Mid: 7-8
Bass: 6-8
Vinnie Johnson
Gain: 3
Treble: 10
Bass: 5
Mid: 8
The Who
Pete Townshend
Gain: 5
Treble: 10
Middle: 10
Bass: 10
Reverb: 3
Wolfmother
Gain: 7
Bass: 6
Mid: 6
Treble: 4
Reverb: 2
Yngwie Malmsteen
1.) Gain 10
Bass 8
Mid 7
Contour 4
Treble 9
Reverb 5-10
(I actually prefer this top setting as opposed to the bottom one, but i have them both on here so you can decide for yourself)
2.) Gain- whatever
Bass 3,
Middle 8
Treble 6
Zakk Wylde
1.) Gain: 8
Bass: 10
Mid: 7
Treble: 7
Distortion Channel
and you can add a touch of Chorus or Delay
Bass - 7
Mid - 4
Treble - 7
Reverb – 3
Billy Gibbons
Treble: 3
Middle: 10
Bass: 10
Presence: 10
Gain: about 5 (crunchy type of sound)
Use a Les Paul guitar with not to much output in the pups and select both!