Shimi amp settings — Blackstar Fly 3
The MAXIMUM THE HORMONE guitar tone for “Shimi”, dialed in for a Blackstar Fly 3 with a PRS SE Custom 24. Live performance, Deka Vs Deka tour era
Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (Seymour Duncan JB bridge) -> Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier + Marshall JCM2000 DSL100 -> Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabs
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 7 |
01Fractal Audio FX8: Drive Block (Horizon Precision Drive / TS808 OD Model)
In front of amp — clean boost to tighten low end and add picking attack
02Fractal Audio FX8: Amp / Distortion Block (Recto Modern / Hardcore Dirt Model)
Primary distortion engine feeding the clean Fly 3
03Fractal Audio FX8: Noise Gate Block
Essential for Maximum the Hormone's tight staccato chugging
Because the 3W Blackstar Fly 3 micro-amp cannot reproduce the massive headroom and low-end punch of Ryo-kun's Mesa Triple Rectifier on its own, your Fractal FX8 serves as the high-gain preamp platform. The Fly 3 is set to its cleanest setting with gain low to prevent mud, and its ISF is dialed toward 8 to replicate the British Marshall/Mesa blend. Since the Fly 3 features only Gain, Volume, EQ (ISF), and Delay Level knobs, individual Bass, Mid, Treble, and Presence values are nulled on the amp and handled entirely in the FX8 blocks.
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