Kicking Cars amp settings — Orange Crush R15
The Panchiko guitar tone for “Kicking Cars”, dialed in for a Orange Crush R15 with a Fender Player Mustang PF, Firemist Gold. Studio recording, D>E>A>T>H>M>E>T>A>L (2000) / Kicking Cars EP
Stratocaster/Jaguar-style single-coil guitars, Marshall solid-state practice combos / direct recording, Boss DS-1 / Rat-style distortion, multi-FX digital delay/reverb (Alesis/Korg/Zoom)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss DS-1 Distortion
Engage for the heavy chorus and climax wall-of-sound sections; keep bypassed during intro/verses
02Korg AX1G
Set as clean multi-FX block for modulation, tape/digital delay, and washed ambient reverb
The Orange Crush 15R features Master Volume, Low, Mid, High, Gain, and Overdrive switch (presence is not physically present on the faceplate, so it is null). To prevent double-gain mud when slamming the Boss DS-1 into the front end, the amp's Overdrive switch is kept off with gain at 2. The Orange's naturally thick low-mids balance the snappy short-scale single coils of your Mustang, requiring a slight tame on the DS-1 Tone knob to prevent harsh clipping.
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