Gangsters paradise amp settings — Roland Cube-60
The Coolio guitar tone for “Gangsters paradise”, dialed in for a Roland Cube-60 with a Gibson Les Paul Modern. Studio track (1995), Dangerous Minds soundtrack / Gangsta's Paradise album — rhythm string/synth interpolation arranged for electric guitar
E-mu / Akai samplers and synth strings (interpolating Stevie Wonder's 'Pastime Paradise' Mellotron/synth arrangement), studio direct/clean line
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
The studio track uses synth strings and samples with no distorted guitar, so the Roland Cube-60's ultra-clean JC Clean channel is the ideal clean canvas. Rolling the treble back slightly on both the amp and your Les Paul compensates for the bright attack of humbuckers, giving the chords a warm, keyboard-like staccato thud.
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