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Lead Me to the Cross amp settings — Zoom G3Xn

The Hillsong UNITED & Brooke Ligertwood guitar tone for “Lead Me to the Cross”, dialed in for a Zoom G3Xn with a Squier Affinity Telecaster. Studio version, All of the Above (2007)

Original rig

Gretsch Duo Jet / Fender Telecaster + Matchless DC-30 / Vox AC30 + Fulltone OCD / TS9 + Line 6 DL4 / Boss DD-20 + Strymon/Boss Reverb

Ambient P&W clean-to-edge-of-breakup with dotted 8th tape delay and atmospheric hall reverb swells
Amp settings — Zoom G3Xn
CHANNELUK30A (Vox AC30 Top Boost Model) + UK2x12 IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 3 BASS 5 MID 6 TREBLE 5 REVERB 0 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain3
Bass5
Mid6
Treble5
Reverb0
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPmiddle TONE8 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Volume Pedal Block (Zoom G3Xn)

Use onboard expression pedal for volume swells on intro and verses

Volume 10

02RC Boost / GoldDrive Block (Zoom G3Xn)

Light transparent overdrive for chorus/bridge drive layers

Gain 4 · Tone 5 · Level 7

03Dual Delay / Tape Delay Block (Zoom G3Xn)

Set tempo to 70 BPM with Dotted 8th note subdivision

Time 7 · Feedback 6 · Mix 5

04HD Hall Reverb Block (Zoom G3Xn)

Large ambient wash for swells and chords

Decay 7 · Tone 5 · Mix 6
Why these settings

The Zoom G3Xn models the Vox AC30 Top Boost via the UK30A block set clean to handle digital modulation and delay without harsh clipping. Because the Affinity Telecaster single-coils have a sharper top end than Michael Guy Chislett's filter'tron-equipped Gretsch, the guitar tone knob is pulled to 8 and amp treble is kept moderate at 5. The delay and ambient reverb are placed after the drive block within the Zoom chain to avoid muddying the repeats.

PRO TIPFor the intro and verse ambient lines, heel-down the expression volume pedal, pick the chord or single note, and smoothly rock the pedal forward to create string-like swells that bloom naturally into the delay and hall reverb.

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