Dope fiend amp settings — Line 6 Spider iv 75
The Acid bath guitar tone for “Dope fiend”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider iv 75 with a Jackson JS32 Dinky. Studio version, When the Kite String Pops (1994) — main heavy sludge riff
Ampeg VH-140C solid-state head / Marshall JCM800, Gibson Flying V / Les Paul with humbuckers, Boss HM-2 / SD-1 boost
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive
Tightening boost in front of the amp; cuts flubby sub-bass for C tuning
02Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Essential for cutting the hiss and feedback from stacked high gain
03MXR M108s
In front into amp input (or in FX loop if available); pushes low thump and 1-2kHz aggressive Ampeg clank
The Spider IV runs inherently hot on its Metal and Insane models, so keeping gain around 6 avoids fizzy digital mush while matching the Ampeg VH-140C's solid-state saturation. The SD-1 is used strictly as a boost (Drive near zero, Level pushed) to tighten the loose low end of Drop C tuning before hitting the preamp. The MXR 10-band sculpts the gritty 1k–2k upper mids that defined Sammy Duet's razor-sharp sludge tone. Clean interlude: switch to the Clean channel and bypass the SD-1.
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