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Balliamo sul mondo amp settings — Fractal Audio FM3

The Ligabue guitar tone for “Balliamo sul mondo”, dialed in for a Fractal Audio FM3 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Ligabue (1990) debut album, produced by Angelo Carrara

Original rig

Marshall-style amplifier (likely JCM800 or similar), humbucker-equipped guitar (common for Italian rock of that era), minimal pedals — amp-driven crunch

Crunchy mid-forward hard rock rhythm with palm-muted power chords and bright lead lines

Amp settings — Fractal Audio FM3

CHANNELBrit 800 (JCM800 model) — or FAS Crunch for tighter responseBRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tube Screamer (TS808 or Teemah block)

RECOMMENDED — place before amp block to compensate for Strat's lower output vs original humbuckers; acts as a clean boost pushing the amp into crunch, tightens low end

Drive 2 · Tone 6 · Level 6

Why these settings

Original tone was humbucker-into-Marshall crunch. Your Strat's single coils are brighter and lower output, so I added a TS block as a clean boost (+6 level, low drive) to push the Brit 800 model harder and fatten the mids. Rolled tone knob to 8 to tame the Strat's ice-pick highs. Mid at 7 compensates for the Strat's natural mid-scoop vs humbuckers.

PRO TIPFor the palm-muted power chord sections, anchor your picking hand firmly on the bridge saddles and use downstrokes only — the attack consistency is what gives that '90s Italian rock its punch. On the FM3, add a 4x12 Greenback cab block (V30 mix works too) for authentic Marshall thump.

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