spokoynaya Noch amp settings — GallienKruger 200mv

The Kino guitar tone for “spokoynaya Noch”, dialed in for a GallienKruger 200mv with a Fender Telecaster. Studio version, Gruppa Krovi album (1988), recorded 1987

Original rig

Yuri Kasparyan: Fender Stratocaster, Soviet-era amplifiers (likely Elektronika or imported Fender-style), chorus pedal for lead sections. Viktor Tsoi: rhythm guitar, likely similar setup with cleaner tone.

Post-punk clean-to-crunch rhythm with chiming highs, lead tone has edge-of-breakup drive with lush chorus modulation

Amp settings — GallienKruger 200mv

CHANNELClean channelBRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	7
Presence	5
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Chorus (RECOMMENDED — Boss CE-2 or similar)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for the shimmering lead tone on the solo. A basic analog chorus clone will get you there.

Rate 4 · Depth 6

Why these settings

The Gallien-Krueger 200MV is a bass combo—its voicing is fundamentally darker and mid-scooped compared to guitar amps. Push treble and mids higher than normal to compensate for the bass-oriented EQ curve. Keep gain low; this tone is clean with just a touch of hair. Your Telecaster's bridge pickup is brighter and more biting than Kasparyan's Strat—using neck+middle position with tone rolled to 7 softens it closer to his glassy Strat tone.

PRO TIPFor the iconic solo, pick closer to the neck and let notes sustain into each other—Kasparyan's phrasing is legato and vocal. Without a chorus pedal, try rolling your tone knob down to 5 during the solo and adding a touch more reverb to fake the width.

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