Hitch a Ride amp settings — Boss GT-1
The Boston guitar tone for “Hitch a Ride”, dialed in for a Boss GT-1 with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Studio version, Boston (1976) — iconic outro dual lead solo
1968 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (DiMarzio Super Distortion bridge) into custom solid-state distortion/EQ module + cranked Marshall Super Lead, heavy 800Hz-1kHz cocked-wah midrange filter, and analog tape delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 9 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 7 |
01FX1 Block: Wah / Fixed Cocked Wah
Set as fixed/parked wah filter to nail Tom Scholz's signature 800Hz-1kHz mid-focus
02OD/DS Block: Booster
Tightens low end and increases sustain before the Plexi model
03Delay Block: Analog / Tape Echo
Set to roughly 340ms to match the studio outro solo space
Tom Scholz achieved his trademark lead sound by pushing a Marshall front-end with heavy fixed-midrange equalization and massive sustain. On the Boss GT-1, pair the MS 1959 (Plexi) model with the internal FX1 parked wah block set around 60% sweep to create that vocal, filtered honk. The Jackson JS22's bridge humbucker matches Scholz's Super Distortion well, so keep treble moderate to avoid high-end harshness. Clean arpeggio interlude: switch amp block to CLEAN TWIN, bypass the wah and boost, and engage the chorus block.
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