Viento amp settings — M-Vave Blackbox
The Caifanes guitar tone for “Viento”, dialed in for a M-Vave Blackbox with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Caifanes / Vol. 1 (1988)
Fender Stratocaster / Fernandes Strat into Roland JC-120 / Fender Twin Reverb with Boss CE-2 Chorus and digital delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 7 |
01M-Vave Compressor Block
Even out pick attack for sparkling 80s arpeggios
02M-Vave Chorus Block (Analog/CE-2 style)
Essential for the wide new wave/post-punk texture
03M-Vave Digital Delay Block
Set to roughly ~350ms subtle quarter note trail
The original relies on the Roland Jazz Chorus clean platform paired with single coils. On the M-Vave Blackbox, load the JC-120 clean amp model with the Bright toggle engaged to preserve the crisp top-end chime while keeping the gain low to prevent digital clipping. Adding a moderate CE-style chorus block with a touch of compression perfectly replicates Saúl Hernández's iconic Latin post-punk arpeggio tone.
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