Altitudes amp settings — Line 6 Spider V 20

The Jason Becker guitar tone for “Altitudes”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider V 20 with a Gibson Les Paul Special. Studio version, Perpetual Burn (1988)

Original rig

Carvin X100B / Marshall JCM800, Carvin DC127 with DiMarzio pickups (bridge humbucker), digital delay

High-gain neoclassical shred with crisp articulation, forward mids, exaggerated treble for note clarity in fast runs

Amp settings — Line 6 Spider V 20

CHANNELMetal (closest to JCM800 high-gain voicing)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	8
Presence	6
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Spider V Built-in Delay

Use Digital Delay model; ~350-400ms delay time, low mix for subtle fattening of leads without wash

Time 4 · Feedback 2 · Mix 3

Why these settings

The Spider V Metal channel approximates the JCM800's aggressive midrange saturation. Gain at 7 (not max) preserves pick dynamics critical to Becker's articulation — maxing it collapses the transients. Mid pushed to 7 and treble to 8 compensates for the Spider's tendency toward scooped digital voicing; the original Carvin X100B was notably mid-forward. Bass cut to 4 prevents mud during fast 16th-note runs. Your Les Paul's humbuckers are hotter than Becker's DiMarzios, so gain stays conservative.

PRO TIPBecker's two-hand tapping sections require equal volume from both hands — practice tapped notes with a tuner's VU meter to verify they match fretted note levels. The tone only sounds right when the tapping hand isn't weaker than the picking hand.

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