Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) amp settings — Hotone Ampero
The Hillsong UNITED & TAYA guitar tone for “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)”, dialed in for a Hotone Ampero with a Squier Affinity Telecaster. Studio version, Zion (2013) — Ambient electric lead and texture swells
Vox AC30 / Matchless DC30 + Fender Jazzmaster / Duesenberg + Strymon TimeLine (dotted 8th delay) + Strymon BigSky (Cloud/Shimmer reverb) + transparent overdrive (JHS Morning Glory / Timmy)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 8 |
01Compressor Block (Comp)
In Ampero chain before drive
02Transparent Overdrive Block (Green Drive / Morning Glory style)
Set as a light edge-of-breakup boost
03Dotted 8th Delay Block (Digital / Tape Delay)
Sync tempo to 63 BPM and set note value to Dotted Eighth (1/8d)
04Ambient Reverb Block (Cloud / Shimmer Reverb)
Position after delay block for huge atmospheric trails
The Telecaster's single coils naturally carry the glassy high-end of the song's Jazzmaster tones, so treble on the AC30 model is set at neutral (5) with the guitar tone slightly rolled back to 8 to avoid ice-pick highs. The Ampero's amp gain is kept low at 3 for pristine headroom, letting the internal compressor and light drive block provide touch dynamics and sustain. Ampero does not use a master presence knob on this AC30 amp block, so presence is nulled.
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