Cliff of dhover amp settings — Boss ME-90
The Eric jhonson guitar tone for “Cliff of dhover”, dialed in for a Boss ME-90 with a Epiphone Slash Les Paul Standard. Studio version, Ah Via Musicom (1990) - Main lead theme
1963 Gibson ES-335 & 1954 Stratocaster -> Maestro Echoplex EP-3 -> Chandler/B.K. Butler Tube Driver -> 1969 Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 1 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01ME-90 OD/DS Block (T-SCREAM / DRIVE model)
Used to emulate the Chandler Tube Driver pushing the front end
02ME-90 DELAY Block (ANALOG / TAPE model)
Emulates the Echoplex EP-3 set to ~380ms
Eric Johnson rolls the treble and presence on his Marshall nearly all the way down to remove transient bite and achieve his signature violin-like sustain. Running the ME-90 preamp clean with treble at 1 and presence at 0 captures that dark, singing response when driven by the OD block. Your Les Paul humbuckers naturally provide the warm midrange and body used on the main body of the studio track.
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