Blue on black amp settings — Headrush Prime
The Kenny wayne shepherd guitar tone for “Blue on black”, dialed in for a Headrush Prime with a Gibson Les Paul Modern. Studio version, Trouble Is... (1997) — signature rhythm and lead tone
1961 Fender Stratocaster, Fender '64 Blackface Vibroverb / '65 Twin Reissue, Ibanez TS808, Roger Mayer Octavia
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 6 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 7 |
01Green JRC (TS808 Overdrive Block)
Used as front-end mid boost into the clean Blackface model
02Octave Fuzz Block
Engage for the biting octave lead voice; leave bypassed for the rhythm track
03Spring Reverb Block
Post-amp block for vintage Fender combo bloom
To compensate for the Les Paul Modern's thick humbuckers against Kenny's single-coil Strat, treble is lifted to 7 on the Twin model and the Green JRC drive is kept moderate at 4 to prevent mud. Roll the guitar tone down slightly to 8 to round off harsh high-end peaks while retaining that throaty neck-pickup vocal quack. If your Les Paul has coil-split functionality, engage it on the neck pickup to get even closer to the Stratocaster attack.
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