Korea amp settings — Peavey Classic 30
The Deftones guitar tone for “Korea”, dialed in for a Peavey Classic 30 with a ibanez AR50BK. Studio version, White Pony (2000)
Marshall JMP-1 preamp + Marshall 9200 power amp / Mesa Dual Rectifier, ESP 7-string with Seymour Duncan JB-7 / SH-4 pickups, tuned to Drop D Flat (C#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D# or 7-string Drop G#)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01ProCo Rat 2 / High-Gain Distortion
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
The Peavey Classic 30 is a vintage-voiced EL84 amp that lacks the extreme high-gain preamp saturation and low-end tightness of Stephen Carpenter's Marshall JMP-1/Mesa rig on White Pony. To achieve the crushing distortion of Korea without muddiness, keep the Classic 30 on its clean channel with gain low to prevent double-gain stacking, and rely on a high-gain distortion pedal like a Rat or Boss HM-2/MT-2. The Classic 30 faceplate has no presence control, so presence is omitted.
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