Rebel Heart amp settings — Donner Arena 2000
The Kane Roberts guitar tone for “Rebel Heart”, dialed in for a Donner Arena 2000 with a Epiphone Les Paul Studio. Studio version, Saints and Sinners (1991)
Modified Marshall JCM800 / Soldano SLO-100 rack rigs, Ibanez/Kramer custom superstrats with high-output humbuckers, mixed by Michael Wagener
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Overdrive Block (Tube Screamer style)
Tightens low end before the amp model
02Delay Block (Digital/Analog)
Post-amp/FX chain, subtle 80s arena bounce
03Reverb Block (Studio Plate/Hall)
Post-amp/FX chain
Kane's tone on Saints and Sinners has a massive, polished hot-rodded Marshall crunch engineered by Michael Wagener. On your Donner Arena 2000, using the UK 800 model pushed with an onboard OD block set as a clean boost recreates that tight, saturated attack. Your Les Paul Studio humbuckers have plenty of warmth and output, so keeping the mids and treble around 6-7 ensures authentic cut and bite. For the clean intro/breakdown parts, roll your guitar volume back to 4 or switch to the neck pickup with the OD block bypassed.
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