Cliff of dhover amp settings — Hotone Ampero
The Eric jhonson guitar tone for “Cliff of dhover”, dialed in for a Hotone Ampero with a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, Ah Via Musicom (1990) — main violin-like lead theme
1963 Gibson ES-335 & 1954 Stratocaster, B.K. Butler/Chandler Tube Driver, Maestro EP-3 Echoplex, 1969 Marshall 1959 Super Lead 100W (Treble 0, Presence 0, Bass 4, Middle 2.5)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 2 |
| Presence | 1 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 8 |
01Tube Drive (Hotone Ampero Drive Block / Tube Driver model)
Primary dirt stage pushing the clean Marshall model
02Tape Echo (Hotone Ampero Delay Block / EP-3 model)
Set to approx 320-350ms to sit under faster picking lines
Because the Squier Strat's single-coil bridge pickup is considerably brighter than the Gibson ES-335 humbucker used on the main cut, Treble and Presence on the Ampero are severely dialed back while the guitar's tone knob is rolled down to 7. Amp gain is kept low at 2 so the Tube Drive block provides the smooth violin saturation without inter-stage fizz.
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