Tone library / Chris Tomlin / Indescribable

Indescribable amp settings — Smiger Smiger tg40

The Chris Tomlin guitar tone for “Indescribable”, dialed in for a Smiger Smiger tg40 with a Fermata Sc24. Studio cut, Arriving (2004) - signature ambient edge-of-breakup lead/rhythm parts

Original rig

Fender Telecaster / Gibson Les Paul into Matchless DC-30 / Vox AC30, driven with Fulltone Fulldrive 2 and dotted-eighth analog/digital delays

Warm British chime with touch-sensitive edge-of-breakup grit, layered with rhythmic dotted-eighth delay and ambient reverb

Amp settings — Smiger Smiger tg40

CHANNELClean channelBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

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Signal chain

01Tank-G Amp Model

Select the AC Clean / Vox AC30-style amp model block on the Tank-G

Gain 4 · Bass 5 · Mid 6 · Treble 6

02Tank-G Overdrive

Use the transparent OD/Blues Breaker model as an edge-of-breakup boost

Gain 3 · Tone 5 · Level 7

03Tank-G Delay

Set to dotted-eighth subdivision tapped to 90 BPM (around 500ms equivalent in 6/8)

Time 6 · Feedback 4 · Mix 4

04Tank-G Reverb

Hall setting for atmospheric P&W decay

Decay 6 · Mix 4

Why these settings

The Smiger TG-40 is set flat and clean to act strictly as a transparent power platform for the M-Vave Tank-G multi-effects unit. The Vox AC-style amp block and transparent overdrive block on the Tank-G recreate the class-A chime and chimey breakup of Tomlin's Matchless/Vox studio setup without harsh solid-state clipping. The Sc24 humbuckers provide substantial thickness, so middle pickup position and a slight treble lift on the modeler prevent the lower mids from muddying the delays.

PRO TIPDig in during the big chorus strumming for harmonic breakup, but pick lightly over the bridge pickup with fingers on verses to keep the dotted-eighth delay clear and articulate.

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