Todo un Palo amp settings — Marshall Valvestate 8080V
The Patricio Rey y sus Redonditos de Ricota guitar tone for “Todo un Palo”, dialed in for a Marshall Valvestate 8080V with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Un baión para el ojo idiota (1988, recorded 1987)
1968 Gibson SG Standard through Marshall JCM800/JCM900, likely with light overdrive pedal for solo boost
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
Original used SG humbuckers into a JCM800—thick mids, compressed crunch. Your Strat single coils are brighter and lower output, so I pushed mids to 7 (vs typical 5-6 on Marshall) and rolled treble back to 6 to avoid ice-pick. Gain at 6 compensates for lower pickup output while keeping the gritty-not-saturated character. The Valvestate's OD2 channel has the gain structure closest to JCM800 crunch.
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