Peace of Mind amp settings — Boss GT-1

The Boston guitar tone for “Peace of Mind”, dialed in for a Boss GT-1 with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Studio cut, Boston (1976) — signature main intro/lead guitar sound

Original rig

1968 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (DiMarzio Super Distortion/P-90) into Scholz custom EQ/compressor preamp, cranked 1969 Marshall Super Lead 100W with Scholz Power Soak, Echoplex EP-3, and 1.6kHz fixed-boost EQ

Compressed, saturated mid-focused lead crunch with cocked-wah vocal resonance and tape echo

Amp settings — Boss GT-1

CHANNELBoss GT-1 Preamp Block: MS1959 I+II (Plexi) + 4x12 cab modelBRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	8
Treble	6
Presence	4
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor Block (FX1: CS)

Tightens sustain and softens pick attack to mimic Scholz studio front-end

Sustain 7 · Attack 5 · Tone 5 · Level 6

02Overdrive/Distortion Block (OD-1)

Clean-to-mild boost pushing the Marshall model into smooth power-stage saturation

Drive 3 · Tone 6 · Level 7

03Graphic EQ Block (FX2: GEQ)

Crucial: replicate Tom Scholz signature cocked-wah midrange peak at 1.6 kHz

800Hz 6 · 1.6kHz 9 · 3.2kHz 4

04Delay Block (Tape Echo)

Subtle slapback echo replicating Scholz Maestro Echoplex EP-3 (FX loop position)

E.Level 3 · F.Back 2 · D.Time 3

Why these settings

The Jackson JS22 ceramic high-output humbuckers provide ample drive, so preamp gain on the MS1959 model is held at 7 to prevent flubby saturation. The 1.6kHz boost on the GT-1 graphic EQ is the linchpin that replicates Tom Scholz's fixed mid-filtering and DiMarzio bite without needing a real cocked wah. Tone is rolled back slightly to 8 to tame ceramic top-end fizz. Clean verse: bypass the OD block and EQ boost, switch to middle/neck position.

PRO TIPPick with the flat edge of your plectrum near the bridge pickup while using light palm muting on the initial staccato notes to achieve that compressed, laser-focused 'Boston honk'.

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