Angle amp settings — Blackstar HT5R MkII

The Aerosmith guitar tone for “Angle”, dialed in for a Blackstar HT5R MkII with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Permanent Vacation (1987) — power ballad with clean arpeggios and warm, sustained lead tone

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul (likely '59 Burst or Boneyard) through late-'60s/early-'70s Marshall Plexi 100W, minimal pedals — amp-driven warmth with possible light compression

Warm, singing sustain on leads; glassy clean arpeggios on rhythm; mid-forward with smooth highs, no harsh bite

Amp settings — Blackstar HT5R MkII

CHANNELOverdrive channel (ISF toward British/CW for Marshall-like voicing)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	5
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	3
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The HT5R's overdrive channel with ISF set clockwise (British voicing) approximates the Marshall Plexi midrange. Gain at 5 delivers the singing sustain without excessive saturation — Perry's ballad tone breathes. Mids pushed to 7 compensate for the Epiphone's slightly darker voicing vs a vintage Gibson. Rolling the tone knob to 7 softens the attack for that smooth, vocal lead quality.

PRO TIPFor the arpeggiated clean intro, roll your guitar volume down to 6-7 while staying on the overdrive channel — the HT5R cleans up beautifully this way and you can swell back into the lead tone without switching channels.

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