Purple Rain amp settings — Aroma Ag04
The Prince & The Revolution guitar tone for “Purple Rain”, dialed in for a Aroma Ag04 with a Givson Super delux. Studio album cut (tracked live at First Avenue 1983), Purple Rain (1984) — iconic outro solo tone
Hohner MadCat Telecaster -> Boss SD-1 / Boss DS-1 -> Mesa/Boogie Mark II Coliseum head -> Bag End D12-M cab -> Boss DM-2 Delay & Boss BF-2 Flanger
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Master | 6 |
01Boss DS-1 Distortion
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; with this pedal, switch amp to clean and set gain to 2
02Boss BF-2 Flanger
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds the subtle swirling texture
03Boss DM-2 Delay
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; provides the crucial ambient sustain
The Aroma AG-04 is a tiny portable practice amp with only volume, gain, treble, and bass controls, so mid, presence, and reverb are nulled out. Because you own no dirt pedals, engage the onboard drive button and push gain to 7 to pull maximum singing sustain from the solid-state circuit without blowing out the 3-inch speaker. Roll your guitar tone knob back slightly to 8 to tame high-end fizz and replicate Prince's smooth Mesa Mark II midrange vocal lead. Clean chords in the verse: press the drive button off to return to clean.
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