Purple rain amp settings — IK Multimedia ToneX Pedal
The Prince guitar tone for “Purple rain”, dialed in for a IK Multimedia ToneX Pedal with a Eastwood Warren Ellis 5 tenor baritone. Original 1983 First Avenue live tracking with studio overdubs, iconic outro solo
Hohner MadCat Telecaster (Strat pickups) -> Boss DS-1 -> Boss BF-2 Flanger -> Boss DM-2 Delay -> Mesa/Boogie Mark IIB Clean into Bag End 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 7 |
01Boss DS-1 Style Distortion Block
Primary gain source running into the clean ToneX Mesa capture
02Analog Flanger Block (Boss BF-2 style)
Subtle metallic swirl for the iconic lead width
03Analog Delay Block (Boss DM-2 style)
Warm analog delay dialed for ~300ms trailing repeats
The ToneX pedal hosts a Mesa Mark IIB clean profile acting as Prince's clean pedal platform with the gain kept low to avoid double-gain mush. Because the Warren Ellis tenor baritone is tuned lower and has substantial low-frequency energy, the ToneX bass is trimmed to 5 and the DS-1 tone is kept around 4 to smooth out harsh top-end sizzle. For the intro and verse arpeggios, bypass the distortion block and roll guitar volume back to 7.
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