You Can Leave Your Hat On amp settings — Line 6 Pod go
The Joe Cocker guitar tone for “You Can Leave Your Hat On”, dialed in for a Line 6 Pod go with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Cocker album (1986), produced and guitared by Richie Zito
Richie Zito typically used Fender Twin Reverb or Music Man amps, Telecaster/Stratocaster or humbucker guitars, light compression, subtle chorus — classic '80s LA session rig
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 7 |
01LA Studio Comp (LA-2A style compressor block)
Placed before amp block — provides that smooth, polished '80s studio sustain without squashing dynamics
02Transistor Tape (tape delay block)
Post-amp block — subtle slapback for depth, not prominent
0370s Chorus (CE-1 style chorus block)
Post-amp block — subtle thickening, hallmark of '80s studio guitar, keep it understated
Your Les Paul's humbuckers are hotter than the single-coils Zito often used, so gain is set lower (4 vs 5-6 on a Strat). Rolling volume to 8 and tone to 7 softens the attack and tames brightness to match that warm, polished '80s R&B-rock sound. The US Deluxe model gives you the Fender clean platform with touch-sensitive breakup.
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