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Black Hearted Soul amp settings — Voxstorm CG 65

The Angra guitar tone for “Black Hearted Soul”, dialed in for a Voxstorm CG 65 with a Cort Viva Gold II. Studio version, Secret Garden (2015)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier / Marshall JCM800, Ibanez RG with DiMarzio humbuckers, Maxon OD808 boost, TC Electronic delay

Tight, aggressive high-gain power metal rhythm with scooped mids and cutting presence for leads

Amp settings — Voxstorm CG 65

CHANNELHigh Gain / Lead channelBRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	4
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Ampero Stomp II - Tube Screamer model (TS808)

Use as clean boost before amp gain to tighten low end and add pick attack, classic metal technique

Drive 2 · Tone 6 · Level 7

02Ampero Stomp II - Noise Gate

Essential for tight palm-muted riffs, gate the noise between notes

Threshold 4 · Decay 3

03Ampero Stomp II - Digital Delay

For lead sections only, keep subtle; disengage for rhythms

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 2

Why these settings

The Voxstorm CG 65 is a solid-state practice amp with limited high-gain voicing compared to the original Mesa Rectifier. Lean heavily on the Ampero Stomp II for your gain structure—use a Rectifier or 5150 amp model in the Ampero as your primary tone source, running the Voxstorm clean as a power amp/speaker. The Cort Viva Gold II's humbuckers will get you close to the Ibanez output, but roll tone knob back slightly to tame any harshness from the solid-state response.

PRO TIPFor Angra's tight rhythms, anchor your picking hand firmly on the bridge and use aggressive downstrokes with precise palm muting—the percussive 'chug' is 50% technique. On the Ampero, load a Mesa Rectifier or EVH 5150 amp model and a 4x12 V30 cab IR to bypass the Voxstorm's voicing entirely for authentic power metal gain.

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