Superman amp settings — Samick BA80

The Goldfinger guitar tone for “Superman”, dialed in for a Samick BA80 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Hang-Ups (1997)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier / Marshall JCM800 + Gibson Les Paul Standard & Fender Telecaster

Punchy 90s ska-punk overdrive with tight low-end and bright, aggressive mid-bite

Amp settings — Samick BA80

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ProCo Rat 2 / Boss DS-1

RECOMMENDED — not owned

Distortion 7 · Filter/Tone 5 · Volume 7

Why these settings

The Samick BA80 is a solid-state bass/keyboard amplifier that stays clean and lacks built-in tube distortion, so gain must be pushed high on the input to get maximum grit. Compared to the original dual-rectified humbucker crunch, compensate on your single-coil Strat by boosting mids to 7 and cutting excessive top end. An external distortion pedal like a Rat or DS-1 is strongly recommended to achieve the full high-gain ska-punk drive.

PRO TIPFor the ska upstrokes in the verse, keep your palm muting crisp and dig in hard with the pick near the bridge saddles to replicate the snappy attack heard on the record.

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