Dirty diana amp settings — Vox Pathfinder 15R
The Micheal jackson guitar tone for “Dirty diana”, dialed in for a Vox Pathfinder 15R with a SX Stratocastor. Studio version, Bad (1987) — Steve Stevens lead and heavy rhythm parts
1969 100W Marshall Super Lead Plexi, Charvel Superstrat (bridge humbucker), Boss distortion/overdrive, Lexicon studio delay/reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Mooer GE100 (DS/OD Block: US Blues / TS9 style)
Clean boost into the amp model to push harmonic saturation
02Mooer GE100 (Amp Model: Plexi / MS 800)
Marshall Plexi high-gain emulation serving as primary dirt source
03Mooer GE100 (Delay Block: Digital Delay)
Studio stereo delay emulation (~350ms)
04Mooer GE100 (Reverb Block: Plate Reverb)
80s studio plate reverb emulation
The Vox Pathfinder 15R lacks the cascaded gain and British mid-bark of Steve Stevens' cranked Plexi, and its faceplate has no mid or presence controls. To avoid muddy double-gain, the Pathfinder is kept on clean with gain at 3 and treble trimmed to tame solid-state bite, while the Mooer GE100 handles the hot-rodded Marshall preamp and 80s studio delay/plate wetness. For the bridge single coil on your SX Strat, the tone knob is rolled slightly back to 9 to emulate the fatness of Steve's bridge humbucker. Clean verse: bypass the GE100 drive and amp blocks while keeping subtle delay and reverb active.
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