Rasta som 1 amp settings — Aguilar Tone Hammer 500

The Guilherme guitar tone for “Rasta som 1”, dialed in for a Aguilar Tone Hammer 500 with a Jackson Soloist Pro. Studio recording, clean lead part

Original rig

Clean direct/solid-state clean amplifier, polyphonic octave/organ layering, flat transparent EQ

Clean, articulate lead tone with subtle pitch texture and ambient space

Amp settings — Aguilar Tone Hammer 500

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	5
Master	4

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Guitar

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Signal chain

01Electro-Harmonix POG3

Provides a subtle upper-harmonic shimmer to the clean lead line

Dry 7 · -2 Octave 0 · -1 Octave 0 · +5th 0 · +1 Octave 2 · +2 Octave 0 · Attack 0 · Filter 5 · Detune 1 · Input Gain 5 · Master Volume 7

02Boss GE-7 Equalizer

Push 800Hz and 1.6kHz to bring out vocal-like lead articulation on the Jackson Soloist

100Hz 5 · 200Hz 5 · 400Hz 6 · 800Hz 7 · 1.6kHz 6 · 3.2kHz 5 · 6.4kHz 4 · Level 5

03Reverb

Creates depth and sustain for clean single-note passages

Mix 4 · Decay 5 · Tone 5

Why these settings

Running a high-output electric guitar into the Aguilar Tone Hammer bass head provides immense clean headroom with very round low-mids; keep Gain low at 3 and drive control off to prevent solid-state clipping. Mid EQ on the Aguilar is centered at 700-800Hz with a slight push to cut through, while the GE-7 shapes the high-end response of the Jackson humbuckers. The POG3 adds a faint +1 octave blend to replicate the studio lead tracking character.

PRO TIPSelect the neck pickup and pick lightly near the 24th fret position with the side of your thumb or a rounded pick edge to maximize clean roundness and transient sweetness.

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