Light As Anything (feat. Robbie Wulfsohn) amp settings — Donner Arena 2000
The Cory Wong guitar tone for “Light As Anything (feat. Robbie Wulfsohn)”, dialed in for a Donner Arena 2000 with a Jackson JS32 Dinky. Studio version, The Optimist (2018) — rhythm funk guitar
Fender Highway One Stratocaster (Position 4: neck+middle) direct into Neve console preamp / Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb / clean DI with heavy studio VCA/optical compression
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 8 |
01Compressor Block (DynComp / Ross Style)
In front of amp model block — critical for the Cory Wong percussive pop and even 16th-note rhythm
02Graphic EQ Block
Placed post-cab to cut humbucker low-mid mud and add single-coil sparkle
The Jackson JS32 Dinky is equipped with high-output humbuckers, which naturally sound darker and more mid-heavy than Cory Wong's Stratocaster in the 'in-between' position 4. To compensate, use the middle pickup selector setting, drop the amp gain low to prevent input breakup, and push treble to 7 while using an onboard EQ block to inject single-coil chime around 2-4kHz. The Arena 2000's compressor block is essential to supply the extreme, snappy squish of Wong's direct-recorded funk technique.
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