purple rain amp settings — M-VAVE Cube Baby
The prince guitar tone for “purple rain”, dialed in for a M-VAVE Cube Baby with a Deviser LG - 01. Studio album/First Avenue live recording version (1984), iconic outro lead solo tone
Hohner HG-490 MadCat Telecaster / Stratocaster into Boss SD-1, Boss DS-1, Boss BF-2 Flanger, Boss DM-2 Delay, Mesa/Boogie Mark II head into Bag End D12-M cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 5 |
| Master | 6 |
01Cube Baby Chorus/Modulation Block
Emulates Prince's subtle Boss BF-2 flanger color
02Cube Baby Delay Block
Analog-voiced repeat (Boss DM-2 style)
The M-VAVE Cube Baby uses its onboard US Lead amp model to capture the singing, mid-heavy sustain of Prince's Mesa/Boogie Mark II. Because the unit combines modulation and delay directly into the signal chain, the Mod block is dialed as a slow, subtle sweep to mimic the Boss BF-2 while the amp model provides the core cascaded saturation. Treble is kept at 6 with tone at 8 on the single-coil bridge pickup to smooth out harsh highs without losing the biting lead attack.
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