Stars amp settings — Fender Rumble 40
The Hum guitar tone for “Stars”, dialed in for a Fender Rumble 40 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, You'd Prefer an Astronaut (1995) - main heavy drop-D riff
Gibson Les Paul guitars into Mesa Boogie Dual/Triple Rectifier, Orange OR120, and Hiwatt Custom 100 heads layered through guitar cabs and an Ampeg 12-inch bass cabinet with Boss DF-2 / Ibanez Powerlead distortion
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Master | 4 |
01ProCo RAT2
Tightening overdrive/boost to shape the front end of the fuzz
Because the Fender Rumble 40 is a flat, clean bass amplifier without presence or built-in guitar reverb knobs, your Big Muff Pi serves as the primary gain engine with the RAT pushing its front end to replicate the triple-tracked Orange/Mesa wall of sound. Keep the Rumble's gain low at 2 with the overdrive circuit off to prevent muddy double-distortion, setting the 4-band EQ evenly (Low-Mid 6, High-Mid 6 represented in the mid control) to recreate Keith Cleversley's famous layered Ampeg cabinet low-end. For the quiet clean intro and verse, simply bypass both the RAT and Big Muff.
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