Like a Stone amp settings — Blackstar DEBUT50RBLK
The Audioslave guitar tone for “Like a Stone”, dialed in for a Blackstar DEBUT50RBLK with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Audioslave self-titled album (2002)
Marshall JCM800 2205 50W head, Music Man Axis (neck humbucker), Boss CE-2 Chorus, Boss DD-3 Delay, Digitech WH-1 Whammy, Dunlop Crybaby
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 5 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Crybaby Wah
Use heel-down position for darker sweep on sustained notes; toe-down for the crying peaks. Morello runs wah in FX loop but your Debut50R has no loop—run direct into amp input
02Electro-Harmonix Pitch Shifter
Set to +1 octave for the solo's signature Whammy dive/rise effect. Use expression pedal if available to mimic Morello's real-time pitch sweeps; otherwise, set static and kick on for key moments
03Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive
Used as a clean boost to push the amp into singing sustain for the solo—not a high-gain sound. Kick on for lead parts only
04Boss GE-7 Equalizer
Slight mid-hump at 800Hz–1.6kHz compensates for your Strat's scooped single-coil voicing vs Morello's neck humbucker. Adds warmth and cut without mud
Your Strat's single-coil neck pickup is brighter and lower output than Morello's Music Man humbucker, so I rolled tone to 6 and boosted mids +1 via the GE-7 and amp. The Blackstar's ISF set toward British voicing approximates the JCM800's mid-forward bark. Gain is moderate—this is a singing, sustaining tone, not a high-gain shred sound.
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