Breaking the chains amp settings — Sawtooth St-amp 10
The Dokken guitar tone for “Breaking the chains”, dialed in for a Sawtooth St-amp 10 with a Squier Contemporary Stratocaster. Studio version, Breaking the Chains album (1981 EU / 1983 US reissue)
Marshall Model 1959 Plexi, Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster, Maestro Echoplex, Custom Tiger M1 guitar (humbucker)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Boss DS-1
Replaces the Rangemaster treble booster function — provides the main gain/saturation. Amp gain stays LOW because the DS-1 is the dirt source.
The Sawtooth St-amp 10 is a basic solid-state practice amp with limited headroom and a brighter, thinner voicing than a cranked Plexi. Your DS-1 becomes the primary gain stage — amp gain at 3 keeps it clean so the pedal defines the crunch without mud. Mid pushed to 7 compensates for the amp's natural scoop and recreates Lynch's bark. Treble at 4 (lower than typical) prevents the DS-1's harsh upper frequencies from getting fizzy on solid-state. Your Squier's single-coil-sized humbuckers are hotter than vintage singles but cooler than Lynch's full humbuckers — tone knob at 7 rolls off some ice to thicken it.
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