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Like a stone amp settings — Vox Valvetronix VT50

The Audioslave guitar tone for “Like a stone”, dialed in for a Vox Valvetronix VT50 with a Artist AP1 Les paul. Studio version, Audioslave self-titled debut album (2002)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2203, Fender Telecaster (single humbucker) / Music Man Axis, neck pickup, chorus/modulation, minimal gain

Warm, melancholic clean with subtle grit on attack, vocal midrange, restrained sustain

Amp settings — Vox Valvetronix VT50

CHANNELUK Modern (JCM800 model)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME8

Signal chain

01Vox VT50 Built-in Chorus

Use the onboard modulation effect — subtle chorus adds the atmospheric width heard on the recording; keep it understated

Speed 3 · Depth 4

Why these settings

The Valvetronix UK Modern model replicates the JCM800's mid-forward voice. Your LP's humbuckers are hotter than Morello's single-humbucker Tele, so gain drops from the original's 4-6 down to 3, and treble backs off one notch to prevent harshness. Rolling your tone knob to 7 and volume to 8 mimics the softer, rounder attack of his neck-pickup Telecaster tone.

PRO TIPPick closer to the neck over the fretboard and use the fleshy part of your fingertip on arpeggios — Morello's clean tone on this track breathes from soft attack dynamics, not amp saturation.

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