Wicked game amp settings — Harley Benton HB-80R Celestion
The Chris isaak guitar tone for “Wicked game”, dialed in for a Harley Benton HB-80R Celestion with a Harley Benton Fusion-III HH. Studio version, Heart Shaped World (1989) — signature lead guitar played by James Calvin Wilsey
1962 Fender Stratocaster Reissue (neck pickup) into 1964 Fender Deluxe / Silverface Twin Reverb, Roland SDE-3000 delay, TC Electronic 2290, and Eventide H3000 Rich Chorus
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 8 |
| Master | 5 |
01Digital Delay (e.g. Boss DD-3 / DD-8)
RECOMMENDED — not owned (set to ~400ms with 3-4 gentle repeats to recreate the studio rack delay ambience)
02Analog/Digital Chorus (e.g. Boss CE-2W)
RECOMMENDED — not owned (adds the subtle spatial stereo detune heard on the Eventide H3000 rack)
The HB-80R is run strictly on its Clean channel with gain kept low to preserve maximum headroom, pushing the built-in spring reverb high to emulate the Twin Reverb. Because your Fusion-III HH has warmer, higher-output humbuckers than Wilsey's vintage Strat, treble is raised to 7 and bass pulled to 4 to restore glassy chime and clarity. If your Fusion-III has a coil-split switch, engage it on the neck pickup for the exact single-coil sparkle.
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