Mary on a cross amp settings — Vox VT40X
The Ghost guitar tone for “Mary on a cross”, dialed in for a Vox VT40X with a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster. Studio recording, Seven Inches of Satanic Panic (2019)
Marshall JCM800 / Orange Rockerverb heads, Gibson RD Artist / Hagstrom Fantomen (Custom Lundgren humbuckers)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 6 |
01Behringer OD300 Overdrive/Distortion
Set Mode toward Overdrive (counter-clockwise) to fatten the Strat bridge pickup without adding harsh fuzz
The studio track uses thick mahogany-body humbuckers into a British crunch stack. On your Stratocaster single coils, roll the guitar tone knob slightly back to 8 and run the OD300 into the clean-crunch BRIT 800 amp model to add warm harmonic body and prevent thinness. The VT40X lacks a dedicated physical presence knob, so highs are tempered strictly through Treble and guitar Tone.
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