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Carry On... Jon amp settings — Sonicake Pocket Master

The Blackmore's Night guitar tone for “Carry On... Jon”, dialed in for a Sonicake Pocket Master with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Dancer and the Moon (2013)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster with single coils, likely Marshall-based overdrive (Blackmore historically uses Engl E650 Ritchie Blackmore Signature or Marshall Major with treble booster), recorded with creamy mid-gain overdrive tone

Creamy, melancholy overdriven Strat tone with vocal midrange and smooth sustain

Amp settings — Sonicake Pocket Master

CHANNELOD1 or OD2 (whichever produces smoother breakup on your unit)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Sonicake Pocket Master is a compact headphone amp/multi-FX with limited EQ controls. Blackmore's tone here is mid-forward and creamy, not scooped. Push mids to 7 to capture that vocal singing quality, keep treble moderate at 5 to avoid ice-pick harshness from single coils, and roll bass back to 4 to prevent mud through headphones. Gain at 6 gives smooth sustain without fizz.

PRO TIPBlackmore rolls his tone knob down to around 6 for this style of melancholy playing—it removes the Strat's ice-pick highs and gives that vocal, woman-tone quality you hear on the track. Pick closer to the neck pickup for even more warmth.

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