Love Like Blood amp settings — Fender Champion 40
The Killing Joke guitar tone for “Love Like Blood”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 40 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio cut, Night Time (1985)
1952 Gibson ES-295 (P-90s, D Standard tuning) into Burman Pro 2000 / 501 combos with EHX Deluxe Memory Man and subtle modulation
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss CH-1 Super Chorus
run in front of amp to widen the arpeggiated riff
02Boss DM-2W Waza Delay
set to Custom mode for slightly longer analog repeats replicating the Memory Man
The Champion 40 British voice approximates Geordie Walker's thick Burman tube preamp crunch without needing external dirt. The Champion 40 EQ has no dedicated midrange knob, so treble is softened to 5 and bass set to 6 to emulate the dark, resonant P-90 semi-hollow low-mid push on your solid-body Ibanez humbucker. DM-2W provides the dark, ambient bucket-brigade repeats that define the song's rhythmic atmosphere.
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