Famous Guitar Amp Settings
Categories: Equipment Written By: Frank
AC/DC BACK IN BLACK
drive at 6
treble at 5
mid at 6
bass at 8
reverb at 3
overdrive on
BLACK SABBATH – PARANOID
DRIVE AT 7
treble at 3
mid at 6
bass at 6
reverb at 4
distortion on
BLINK 182 – ALL THE SMALL THINGS
drive at 5
treble at 7
mid at 4
bass at 8
reverb at 1
distortion on
DEEP PURPLE – SMOKE ON THE WATER
drive at 7
treble at 3
mid at 7
bass at 9
reverb at 3
with overdrive
GUNS AND ROSES – SWEET CHILD OF MINE
drive at 10
treble at 3
mid at 5
bass at 7
reverb at 3
with overdrive
JIMMY HENDRIX – PURPLE HAZE
drive at 8
treble at 7
mid at 9
bass at 6
reverb at 3
with overdrive
JOE SATRIANI – SURFING WITH THE ALIEN
drive at 7
treble at 6
mid at 3
bass at 6
reverb at 0
with distortion
LED ZEPPELIN – WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
drive at 7
treble at 3
mid at 6
bass at 7
reverb at 5
with overdrive
METALLICA – ENTER SANDMAN
drive at 7
treble at 8
mid at 3
bass at 3
reverb at 2
play clean
MUSE – PLUG IN BABY
drive at 9
treble at 8
mid at 7
bass at 3
reverb at 1
with distortion
NIRVANA – SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
drive at 6
treble at 7
mid at 4
bass at 3
reverb at 2
with overdrive
PENTERA – COWBOYS FROM HELL
drive at 10
treble at 10
mid at 0
bass at 5
reverb at 0
with distortion
PINK FLOYD – MONEY
drive at 5
treble at 6
mid at 7
bass at 7
reverb at 4
with distortion
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE – KILLING IN THE NAME
drive at 6
treble at 8
mid at 0
bass at 6
reverb at 2
with distortion
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – UNDER THE BRIDGE
drive at 2
treble at 6
mid at 7
bass at 7
reverb at 0
with overdrive
STEVE VAL – THE ANIMAL
drive at 6
treble at 6
mid at 5
bass at 8
reverb at 3
with overdrive
VAN HALEN – AIN’T TALKIN BOUT LOVE
drive at 6
treble at 5
mid at 3
bass at 9
reverb at 4
with distortion
STEVE VAL AMP SETTINGS
Clean #1
reverb at 0
treble at 9
mid at 5
bass at 3
vol. at 2
clean #2
reverb at 0
treble at 8
mid at 4/5
bass at 4
vol at 6
LEAD 31 settings
presence at 6
treble at 6
mid at 8
bass at 7/8
drive at 9
vol at 4
LEAD 3 2 settings
presence at 6/7
treble at 6/7
mid at 6
bass at 7/8
drive at 8
vol at 6
LEAD 33 settings
presence at 6
treble at 6
mid at 6
bass at 7
drive at 8
vol at 6
LEAD 34 settings
presence at 6
treble at 6
mid at 7
bass at 7
drive at 7
vol at 8
HEAVY METAL SETTING
bass at 10
mid at 2
treble at 10
reverb at 3
with Boss Metalzone set at
level at half
low boost
high at half
distortion at max
HEAVY METAL SETTING
gain at 8
presence at 3/4
bass at 9
mid at 3
treble at 7
reverb at 1/2
with DOD metal X set at
level at 4
low at 8
high at 9
distortion at 7/8
HEAVY METAL SETTING
everything at max
DOD deathmetal set at
level at 5
low at 5
mid at 0
high at 6/7
HEAVY METAL SETTING
treble at 9
mid at 4
bass at 10
Boss metal zone set at
high just under 1
low at max
mid at just under 1
mid freg. distortion at max
vol set at arrest level
PUNK SETTING
low at 10
mid at 10
high at 3/4
with distortion pedal set at
tone high
distortion at max
SULTANS OF SWING SETTINGS
presence at 4
treble at 5
nid at 5
bass at 5
reverb 2/3
master at 10
YNGWIES SETTING
vol at 10
bass at 5/7
mid at 2/5
treble at 6/8
presence at 4/6
BONE GRINDER GRUNDGE
pregain at 2/3
low at 8
mid at 5
high at 8
presence at 6/7
master at 6
output level at 80%
you can add to this
phaser at slow with EQ for bass punch
or a chorus with EQ for sharpness
COUNTRY BLUES SOUND
bass at 6/7
mid at 6/7
treble at 8/10
reverb at 3
BLUES SETTING
treble at 5/7
bass at 5/6
mid at 0
use with a tube screamer
ZAKK WYLDE
treble at 10
mid at 3
bass at 10
presence at 2/3
vol. at 10
master vol at 6/7
RANDY RHODES
presence at 10
bass at 1
mid at 4/5
treble at 2
vol at 9
played with MXR distortion pedal
Another ZAKK WYLDE
gain at 6/8
presence low
mid at 4/6
treble at 9/10
bass at 9/10
METALLICA
Gain at 9
treble at 10
mid at 2
bass at 7
reverb at 3
TONI IOMMI
bass at 6
treble at 6
mid at 6
gain at 7/8
THICK METAL CRUNCH
gain at 7
bass at 8
mid at 6
treble at 7
JIMI HENDRIX
gain at 4
treble at 5
mid at 5
bass at 8
reverb at 5
TOM MORELLO
gain at 7
treble at 10
mid at 4
bass at 4
reverb at 0
ERIC CLAPTON
gain at 7
treble at 5
mid at 7
bass at 7
presence at 8
JIMMY PAGE
gain at 4
treble at 8
mid at 3
bass at 7
reverb at 2
A BLUES SETTING
set your knobs at 40 to 50 percent, gain low
POWER BLUES SETTTING
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
STONE ROSES
gain 7
bass 7
mid 7
treble 3
reverb 5
RANDY RHODES Over The Mountain
gain 7
bass 7
mid 7
treble 10
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
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
PUNK ROCK
gain 7
bass 3
mid 4
treble 7
contour 8
overdrive 7
ZZ TOP
bass 10
mid 10
treble 3
presence 5
preamp 5
gain 6
SYNSTER GATES
drive 8
treble 6
mid 5
bass 6
METAL SETTING for line 6 spider 2 ampdrive 7
bass 5/6
mid 4
treble 10
NEIL YOUNG Rockin In The Free World
bass 5
mid 10
treble 10
presence 10
gain 5
AVENGED SEVENFOLD Beast 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
treb;e 7/8
KERRY KING
gain 9/10
treble 10
mid 4
bass 6/7
reverb 3
COWBOYS FROM HELL
gain 9
bass 7
mid 3
treble 8
reverb 2
DEATH TRASH SETTINGS On a Peavey Amp
lead channel
bass 6
mid 5/7
treble 7
gain 11
BEATLES Day Tripper
Channel A
master vol. 4
gain 4/5
presence 3
bass 10
mid 5
treble 5
mode low
STEPPENWOLD 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
CLASSIC ROCK For Solid State Amp
bass 10
mid 5
treble 7
presence 7
resonance 5
reverb 3
distortion
CLASSIC ROCK On A Tube Amp
gain 8
bass 7
mid 5
treble 5
SRV On a Fender Blues Jr amp
reverb 3
master vol 3
treble 10
mid 10
low 4
fat switch on
vol 8
PETE TOWNSEND
gain 9/10
bass 7
mid 4
treble 10
reverb 2
SLAYER
gain 7
treble 7
mid 2
bass 9
KORN
overdrive/gain 10
bass 3/5
mid 5
high 5/8
STROKES
gain 4
treble 8
mid 4/6
bass 6
bridge with distortion
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
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
DEP LEPPARD Rock Of Ages
gain 4
treble 7
bass 5
mid 4
reverb 4
JEFF BECK Blow by Blow
gain 10
bass 6
mid 5
treble 7
reverb 4
BOSTON
bass 3
mid 10
treble 5
gain 5
DEEP PURPLE Highway Star
bass 8
mid 5
treble 7
gain 4
GREEN DAY
gain 8
treble 6
mid 4/5
bass 8
reverb 2
SLIPNOT
treble 8
mid 2/3
bass 8
gain max
DEEP PURPLE Smoke On the Water
drive 7
treble 3
mid 7
bass 9
reverb 3
overdrive on
SRV Texas Flood
drive 6
treble 6
mid 5
bass 8
reverb 3
overdrive on
PUNK Using a Marshall MG amp
gain max
treble 9
mid 7
bass 5
SATCH
gain 7
vol 3
treble 6
mid 10
bass 6
reverb 1
THE SHADOWS
gain 2
treble 6
mid 9
bass 10
reverb 10
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
GRUNGE PEDAL SETTING FOR Kurt Cobain
loud 9 o clock
low 3 o clock
high 12 o clock
grunge max
SANTANA
clean
gain 7
treble 10
mid 6
bass 5
reverb 2
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
LED ZEPPLIN on a Vox ad30vt amp
gain 2 o clock
treble 3 o clock
vol max
mid 1 o clcok
bass 10/11 o clock
reverb
SEX PISTOLS On a 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 settings
overdrive on
gain 7
treble 8
mid 8
bass 8
reverb 5
with tube screamer
SLASH
gain 6/7
treble 4/5
mid 7
bass 7
presence 8
overdrive on
GOOD TRASH SOUND
drive 10
vol 5
bass 0
mid 0
treble 10
tone off on guitar
use bridge pickup
CHILDREN OF BODOM
treble 9
mid 4
bass 7
gain 8
reverb 4
guitar tone max
use bridge pickup
BLUES TONE for a Vox ad30vt amp
treble 7
mid 6
bass 3
gain 10
METAL TONE for a Vox ad30vt amp
gain 10
treble 8
mid 2
bass 6
PANTERA on a 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
LED ZEPPLIN On a spider 2 amp
amp model either crunch
bass 8
mid 3
treble 9
drive 10
reverb 3
AC/DC BACK IN BLACK
drive at 6
treble at 5
mid at 6
bass at 8
reverb at 3
overdrive on
BLACK SABBATH – PARANOID
DRIVE AT 7
treble at 3
mid at 6
bass at 6
reverb at 4
distortion on
BLINK 182 – ALL THE SMALL THINGS
drive at 5
treble at 7
mid at 4
bass at 8
reverb at 1
distortion on
DEEP PURPLE – SMOKE ON THE WATER
drive at 7
treble at 3
mid at 7
bass at 9
reverb at 3
with overdrive
GUNS AND ROSES – SWEET CHILD OF MINE
drive at 10
treble at 3
mid at 5
bass at 7
reverb at 3
with overdrive
JIMMY HENDRIX – PURPLE HAZE
drive at 8
treble at 7
mid at 9
bass at 6
reverb at 3
with overdrive
JOE SATRIANI – SURFING WITH THE ALIEN
drive at 7
treble at 6
mid at 3
bass at 6
reverb at 0
with distortion
LED ZEPPELIN – WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
drive at 7
treble at 3
mid at 6
bass at 7
reverb at 5
with overdrive
METALLICA – ENTER SANDMAN
drive at 7
treble at 8
mid at 3
bass at 3
reverb at 2
play clean
MUSE – PLUG IN BABY
drive at 9
treble at 8
mid at 7
bass at 3
reverb at 1
with distortion
NIRVANA – SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT
drive at 6
treble at 7
mid at 4
bass at 3
reverb at 2
with overdrive
PENTERA – COWBOYS FROM HELL
drive at 10
treble at 10
mid at 0
bass at 5
reverb at 0
with distortion
PINK FLOYD – MONEY
drive at 5
treble at 6
mid at 7
bass at 7
reverb at 4
with distortion
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE – KILLING IN THE NAME
drive at 6
treble at 8
mid at 0
bass at 6
reverb at 2
with distortion
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – UNDER THE BRIDGE
drive at 2
treble at 6
mid at 7
bass at 7
reverb at 0
with overdrive
STEVE VAL – THE ANIMAL
drive at 6
treble at 6
mid at 5
bass at 8
reverb at 3
with overdrive
VAN HALEN – AIN’T TALKIN BOUT LOVE
drive at 6
treble at 5
mid at 3
bass at 9
reverb at 4
with distortion
STEVE VAL AMP SETTINGS
Clean #1
reverb at 0
treble at 9
mid at 5
bass at 3
vol. at 2
clean #2
reverb at 0
treble at 8
mid at 4/5
bass at 4
vol at 6
LEAD 31 settings
presence at 6
treble at 6
mid at 8
bass at 7/8
drive at 9
vol at 4
LEAD 3 2 settings
presence at 6/7
treble at 6/7
mid at 6
bass at 7/8
drive at 8
vol at 6
LEAD 33 settings
presence at 6
treble at 6
mid at 6
bass at 7
drive at 8
vol at 6
LEAD 34 settings
presence at 6
treble at 6
mid at 7
bass at 7
drive at 7
vol at 8
HEAVY METAL SETTING
bass at 10
mid at 2
treble at 10
reverb at 3
with Boss Metalzone set at
level at half
low boost
high at half
distortion at max
HEAVY METAL SETTING
gain at 8
presence at 3/4
bass at 9
mid at 3
treble at 7
reverb at 1/2
with DOD metal X set at
level at 4
low at 8
high at 9
distortion at 7/8
HEAVY METAL SETTING
everything at max
DOD deathmetal set at
level at 5
low at 5
mid at 0
high at 6/7
HEAVY METAL SETTING
treble at 9
mid at 4
bass at 10
Boss metal zone set at
high just under 1
low at max
mid at just under 1
mid freg. distortion at max
vol set at arrest level
PUNK SETTING
low at 10
mid at 10
high at 3/4
with distortion pedal set at
tone high
distortion at max
SULTANS OF SWING SETTINGS
presence at 4
treble at 5
nid at 5
bass at 5
reverb 2/3
master at 10
YNGWIES SETTING
vol at 10
bass at 5/7
mid at 2/5
treble at 6/8
presence at 4/6
BONE GRINDER GRUNDGE
pregain at 2/3
low at 8
mid at 5
high at 8
presence at 6/7
master at 6
output level at 80%
you can add to this
phaser at slow with EQ for bass punch
or a chorus with EQ for sharpness
COUNTRY BLUES SOUND
bass at 6/7
mid at 6/7
treble at 8/10
reverb at 3
BLUES SETTING
treble at 5/7
bass at 5/6
mid at 0
use with a tube screamer
ZAKK WYLDE
treble at 10
mid at 3
bass at 10
presence at 2/3
vol. at 10
master vol at 6/7
RANDY RHODES
presence at 10
bass at 1
mid at 4/5
treble at 2
vol at 9
played with MXR distortion pedal
Another ZAKK WYLDE
gain at 6/8
presence low
mid at 4/6
treble at 9/10
bass at 9/10
METALLICA
Gain at 9
treble at 10
mid at 2
bass at 7
reverb at 3
