August 10 amp settings — Marshall mg30gfx
The Julie dorion guitar tone for “August 10”, dialed in for a Marshall mg30gfx with a Ibanez gio grgr131ex bkf. Studio version, Broken Girl (1996)
Fender Telecaster into a low-wattage Fender tube combo (clean, dry direct-mic'd lo-fi indie sound)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 5 |
The original recording is an unadorned, bright, low-wattage vintage clean played on single coils. On the Marshall MG30GFX, select the dedicated Clean channel and keep gain very low to prevent any solid-state crunch. The Ibanez GIO humbuckers have a thicker low-mid emphasis than a Telecaster, so bass is reduced to 4 and treble pushed to 7 to match that open, percussive top-end bite. Presence is not present on this faceplate and is omitted.
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