Bourbon Street amp settings — Fender Frontman 15g
The Hurriganes guitar tone for “Bourbon Street”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 15g with a Gio Ibanez GRG170DX. Studio version, 10/80 album (1980), recorded at Polar Studios, Stockholm
Likely Marshall JMP/JCM800-era amplifier, humbucker-equipped guitar (Les Paul or similar), minimal pedals—classic pub rock rig
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 5 |
The original Marshall-style tone is mid-forward with grinding crunch. Your Frontman 15G's Drive channel is solid-state and harsher than tube breakup, so I've pushed mids to 7 to compensate for Fender's natural scoop and kept treble at 5 to avoid brittle highs. Your Ibanez's humbuckers approximate the original's output well. Rolling tone to 7 warms the solid-state distortion slightly.
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