Purple rain amp settings — Neural DSP Archetype Gojira
The Prince guitar tone for “Purple rain”, dialed in for a Neural DSP Archetype Gojira with a ESP LTD VIPER 400. Original 1983 First Avenue tracking with studio overdubs, iconic outro solo
Hohner MadCat Telecaster into Boss DS-1 Distortion, Boss BF-2 Flanger, Boss DM-2 Delay, and Mesa/Boogie Mark IIB clean channel with Bag End 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 7 |
01Onboard Overdrive / Pre-OD Block (Archetype Gojira)
Used to replicate Prince's Boss DS-1 gain structure and tighten the low end
02Onboard Delay Block (Archetype Gojira)
Post-amp / FX section replicating the Boss DM-2 warm analog repeats
Because you are playing an ESP LTD Viper 400 with hot active humbuckers instead of Prince's single-coil Hohner MadCat, amp gain and treble are backed down to avoid excessive fizz and mud. Amp 2 on Archetype Gojira provides smooth, mid-rich saturation similar to a pushed Mesa Mark series, while the onboard pre-OD tightens the front end. Roll your guitar tone knob back to around 8 to round off high-frequency bite and nail the vocal, violin-like sustain of the solo.
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