Freakin’ Out amp settings — Joyo Ma 10e
The Dexter and The Moonrocks guitar tone for “Freakin’ Out”, dialed in for a Joyo Ma 10e with a Harley benton St-20 WH STANDARD. Studio version, 12 Steps album (2026)
Unverified — Ryan Anderson plays Novo Voltur guitar; amp/pedals not confirmed. Tone suggests Marshall-style crunch or pushed Fender with overdrive, consistent with modern Texas blues-rock (Kaleo/Gary Clark Jr. style)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 7 |
01Tube Screamer style overdrive (TS9, Joyo Vintage Overdrive, or similar)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. A $30-40 TS clone (Joyo Vintage Overdrive, Behringer TO800) will get you 80% of this tone. Without it, crank the amp gain to 8 and accept a looser, less defined sound.
The Joyo MA-10E is a small practice amp with limited headroom and a bright, thin voicing compared to a full tube amp. I pushed mids to 7 to compensate for the amp's naturally scooped character and kept treble moderate at 6 because your Harley Benton's ceramic single coils are already bright. Gain at 6 provides crunch without turning to mush on a solid-state circuit. The tone desperately wants a TS-style pedal to add midrange push and tighten the low end — without one, you'll get a passable approximation but not the focused growl of the original.
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