Devil in a new dress amp settings — Marshall Code 50
The Kanye west guitar tone for “Devil in a new dress”, dialed in for a Marshall Code 50 with a Gibson Les Paul Junior. Studio version, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) — Mike Dean guitar solo/breakdown
Fender Stratocaster / Gibson Les Paul into cranked Marshall / DI amp simulation with studio compression, analog overdrive/fuzz, and tape delay/reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 6 |
01Onboard Compressor Block
Engage onboard PRE FX compressor to add sustain and smooth note attack
02Onboard Guv'nor / Drive Block
Onboard stomp block into the JCM800 model to create singing harmonic saturation
03Onboard Studio Delay Block
Set to roughly 380ms for ambient trailing repeats behind the solo
The Les Paul Junior's single P-90 pickup has strong mid grit, so rolling the guitar tone knob down to 7 warms up the top end to match Mike Dean's smooth, rounded lead sound. Using the Code 50's internal Guv'nor drive block in front of the JCM800 amp model provides the necessary fluid sustain and compression without needing external pedals. Treble is pulled back slightly to prevent the digital high end from sounding fizzy on sustained notes.
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