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Washed by elevation amp settings — Matchless DC 30

The Elevation worship guitar tone for “Washed by elevation”, dialed in for a Matchless DC 30 with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, WASHED single (2025)

Original rig

Line 6 Helix / Fractal Axe-FX modeling (AC30-style and Fender Deluxe-style amp models), likely Strat or Tele with single coils, heavy use of modulation, delay, and reverb

Shimmery, ambient clean-to-light-breakup with lush modulation and expansive delays—typical modern worship texture

Amp settings — Matchless DC 30

CHANNELChannel 1 (EF86) for verses/cleans, Channel 2 (12AX7) for drive sectionsBRIGHToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Ampero Compressor Block

Light compression for note evenness and sustain on arpeggiated parts

Sustain 4 · Level 6 · Attack 5

02Ampero Tube Screamer / Light OD Block

Use as clean boost for drive sections—kick on for choruses and bridge builds

Drive 2 · Tone 6 · Level 6

03Ampero Chorus Block

Subtle swirl—always on for verses and ambient sections

Rate 3 · Depth 5 · Mix 5

04Ampero Tremolo Block

Engage for the pulsing mod sections—syncs with the 139 BPM feel

Rate 5 · Depth 6 · Wave 5

05Ampero Digital Delay Block

Dotted eighth delay—set time to ~340ms for the 139 BPM groove

Time 6 · Feedback 5 · Mix 5

06Ampero Hall Reverb Block

Large hall reverb—essential for the wash and ambient swells

Decay 7 · Mix 6 · Pre-Delay 4

Why these settings

Your Matchless DC-30 is the perfect amp for this tone—its Vox AC30-derived circuit matches the modeled AC30 tones in the original's Helix patches. The DC-30 has natural Class A chime and compression that sits beautifully with ambient effects. Use the EF86 channel for the glassy cleans and switch to the 12AX7 channel for the driven riff sections. Your Squier Strat single coils will nail the chimey brightness—roll tone to 7 to tame any harshness.

PRO TIPFor the ambient swells, roll your volume knob to 0, strike a chord, then slowly roll up to 10 while the delay and reverb catch the note—this creates the pad-like guitar swells heard throughout the track without needing a dedicated volume pedal.

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