Dam Dam amp settings — Peavey ValveKing 20
The Aris San guitar tone for “Dam Dam”, dialed in for a Peavey ValveKing 20 with a Cort X300. Original 1967 studio recording, reissued 2016 on Fortuna Records (FTN004-B)
Likely a Fender-style amp (Showman/Twin/Deluxe common in 60s Israeli/Greek studios) + hollowbody or semi-hollow guitar with single coils + standalone fuzz pedal (Maestro Fuzz-Tone or similar germanium fuzz typical of 1967)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 5 |
01Fuzz (Big Muff style or germanium fuzz clone)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. A basic germanium fuzz (Electro-Harmonix Big Muff, Dunlop Fuzz Face Mini, or budget clone like Donner Fuzz Seeker) is essential for this tone. Without it, you'll only get 40% of the way there.
The ValveKing's gain structure is too tight and modern for 60s fuzz — running it clean lets a fuzz pedal do the work authentically. Without a fuzz, push gain to 6-7 and roll tone knob to 5 for a woolier approximation, but it will lack the sputtery harmonic complexity of the original. Mid pushed to 7 compensates for the Cort's humbuckers being darker than the likely single-coil original.
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