What once was amp settings — Zoom G1X four
The Hers guitar tone for “What once was”, dialed in for a Zoom G1X four with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, Songs of Her's EP (2016)
Fender Blacktop Jaguar HH (humbuckers) → Boss CE-2W Chorus → EHX Holy Grail Reverb → Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 6 |
| Master | 7 |
01Zoom G1X Four — Chorus (CE Cho or Chorus effect)
Essential for the shimmery modulation — use the CE Cho model to approximate Boss CE-2W
02Zoom G1X Four — Reverb (Hall or Spring)
Use Hall reverb for the ambient wash; Spring works for more vintage character
Original used humbuckers for warmth; your Strat's single coils are brighter, so I rolled tone_knob to 6 and cut treble by 1 to compensate. Boosted mid +1 to fill the low-mid gap single coils lack versus humbuckers. The Zoom's Deluxe Reverb model is the correct starting point since that's the actual amp used.
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