Bulong amp settings — M-Vave Blackbox

The December Avenue guitar tone for “Bulong”, dialed in for a M-Vave Blackbox with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Bulong single (2018) - Tower of Doom Records

Original rig

Mid-gain British tube amp (Marshall DSL/Vox AC30 style) with light edge-of-breakup overdrive, chorus, and atmospheric stereo delay

Warm, shimmery clean-to-light-crunch with subtle chorus modulation and spacious delay

Amp settings — M-Vave Blackbox

CHANNELAC30 TB (Top Boost) or UK Crunch model + 2x12 IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	5
Reverb	4
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE8 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Compressor Block (M-Vave)

Evens out dynamic picking and extends ballad sustain

Sustain 5 · Level 6

02Overdrive Block (TS-Style / Tube Clean Boost)

Pushes amp model gently into smooth edge-of-breakup crunch for emotional choruses

Drive 2 · Tone 5 · Level 7

03Chorus Block (M-Vave)

Provides the signature lush 90s/OPM shimmery width

Rate 3 · Depth 4 · Level 4

04Delay Block (M-Vave Digital/Analog)

Dotted eighth or atmospheric quarter-note repeats

Time 5 · Feedback 4 · Level 4

Why these settings

Using position 4 (neck+middle) on the Strat captures the glassy, hollow chime of the verses while rolling tone to 8 tames single-coil harshness. The M-Vave AC30/UK Crunch amp block is kept right at edge-of-breakup (gain 4), relying on the light overdrive block and compressor to add warmth without masking string separation. Soften your pick attack slightly on the verses and dig in on the choruses to naturally ride the dynamic breakup.

PRO TIPPosition 4 (neck+middle) with your Strat volume at 8 gives pristine chime for the intro and verses; push the guitar volume to 10 and dig in hard with the pick during the chorus to push the M-Vave preamp block into rich harmonic sustain.

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