Carry on my wayward son amp settings — Ibanez Gta 10
The Kansas guitar tone for “Carry on my wayward son”, dialed in for a Ibanez Gta 10 with a Encore Fender squier stratocaster. Studio version, Leftoverture (1976) — iconic multitracked intro/verse rhythm tone
Gibson Les Paul / PRS through Marshall-style amp stack, likely JMP or similar cranked tube amp with natural breakup, no pedals on main rhythm tracks — recorded at Studio in the Country, Bogalusa, LA
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
The Ibanez GTA10 is a small solid-state practice amp with limited gain and no presence control. Original tone came from cranked Marshall tubes and Les Paul humbuckers — your Strat single coils are brighter and lower output, so I pushed mid to 7 (compensating for Fender-style scoop), kept treble modest at 5 to avoid ice-pick highs, and dropped bass to 4 to prevent muddiness through the small speaker. Neck pickup with tone rolled to 6 approximates humbucker warmth. Gain at 7 is near max usable on this amp — it won't fully saturate like the original but gets you into light crunch territory. The recording was bone dry, so reverb stays at 0.
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