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Cine Esti Tu Oare? amp settings — Boss GT-1

The Compact guitar tone for “Cine Esti Tu Oare?”, dialed in for a Boss GT-1 with a Jackson JS22 Dinky. Studio version, '88 - '95 (1994/1995 release)

Original rig

Adrian Ordean / Compact rig: Superstrat with bridge humbucker, Marshall JCM800 / rack preamps, rack chorus, digital delay and plate reverb

Classic 80s/90s Romanian melodic hard rock crunch and lead with lush chorus, bright upper-mids, and studio delay
Amp settings — Boss GT-1
CHANNELSTACK CRUNCH (Marshall JCM800 model) + 4x12 Cab IRBOOSToff
GAIN 6 BASS 5 MID 7 TREBLE 7 PRESENCE 6 REVERB 4 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain6
Bass5
Mid7
Treble7
Presence6
Reverb4
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01OD-1 (GT-1 OD/DS Block)

Used as a clean boost to tighten low-end and add sustain

Drive 2 · Tone 5 · Level 8

02CHORUS (GT-1 MOD/FX Block)

Classic 80s rack chorus sound

Rate 4 · Depth 5 · Level 5

03DELAY (GT-1 Delay Block)

Set to roughly 380ms for spacious rock lead and fill tails

D.Time 5 · F.Back 4 · E.Level 4
Why these settings

The Jackson JS22 ceramic bridge humbucker matches the high-output Superstrat style used by Adi Ordean. The Stack Crunch amp block on the Boss GT-1 provides the signature British bite, while the internal OD-1 block tightens the lower midrange without causing excessive fizz. Mid frequencies are pushed to 7 to recreate the focused solo and rhythm cut of 90s Romanian melodic rock. Clean verses: bypass the OD/DS block and roll guitar volume to 7.

PRO TIPDig in with hard pick attack slightly toward the bridge to emphasize the upper-harmonic squeal and snappy articulation heard on Ordean's melodic leads.

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