The Forgotten part II amp settings — Line 6 Spider IV 75
The Joe Satriani guitar tone for “The Forgotten part II”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider IV 75 with a Schecter C-1 Hellraiser. Studio version, Flying in a Blue Dream (1989)
Ibanez 540P / early JS prototype with DiMarzio humbuckers -> Boss DS-1 (modified) / Chandler Tube Driver -> Marshall 6100 / Marshall Anniversary / Silverface Fender combo with stereo digital delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss TU-3 Tuner
Bypassed during play
02Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9
Used as a clean boost to tighten low end and add signature vocal mid punch into the driven amp
03Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Set to tame high-gain hiss from active EMG pickups without choking natural sustain
The Spider IV 75 Hi-Gain Red voice models a modified Marshall/Soldano crunch, matching Satriani's singing lead tone. Your active EMG pickups on the Hellraiser have significantly hotter output and tighter lows than Satriani's PAF Pro/FRED passive pickups, so the TS9 drive is kept low at 2 with amp gain restrained to 6 to prevent over-saturation. The presence knob is physically absent on the Spider IV faceplate (null), while mids are bumped to 7 to compensate for the active pickup scoop and nail the vocal honk. Set the Spider's onboard tape or digital delay to roughly 380-420ms with 3-4 repeats.
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