Flying whales amp settings — EVH 5150III 100W
The Gojira guitar tone for “Flying whales”, dialed in for a EVH 5150III 100W with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio album cut, From Mars to Sirius (2005) - main heavy riff
Peavey 5150 block letter head into Marshall 1960BV cab, Jackson SLS guitar with DiMarzio humbuckers, tuned to D Standard (D-G-C-F-A-D)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 3 |
01Tube Screamer (TS9)
Clean boost in front to tighten the low end for D-standard chugs
The EVH 5150III 100W has massive native gain and low end on the Red channel, so bass is held at 5 to prevent mud in D Standard tuning. Running your TS9 as a clean boost with Drive at 0 and Level pushed cuts sub-bass flub and focuses the attack into the front of the amp. The Infinity R ceramic bridge humbucker on your Ibanez GIO provides plenty of bite, so treble and mids are balanced at 6.
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