Judas amp settings — Gretex Gretex
The Lady Gaga guitar tone for “Judas”, dialed in for a Gretex Gretex with a Pulse Ash brown electric. Studio version industrial rhythm adaptation, Born This Way (2011)
Industrial distorted saw-synth bass / live touring rig: Gibson Les Paul Custom into Marshall JCM2000 / Mesa Dual Rectifier with high-gain distortion
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Zoom G1X Four: ZNR (Noise Gate)
Tightens fast palm mutes and cuts industrial hiss
02Zoom G1X Four: BG CRUNCH (High-Gain Amp Model)
Emulates the aggressive Mesa Rectifier/high-gain stack
03Zoom G1X Four: ParaEQ
Upper-mid boost around 2.5kHz for industrial pick bite
The Zoom G1X Four handles the heavy lifting via the high-gain Mesa-style model, so keep the unrecognized Gretex amp on a flat, low-gain clean setting to prevent mud. The industrial grit requires tightly controlled low end with boosted upper treble attack. A sharp noise gate is essential to match the abrupt, mechanical start-stop dynamics of the track.
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