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roll with the changes amp settings — Line 6 POD Go

The reo speedwagilon guitar tone for “roll with the changes”, dialed in for a Line 6 POD Go with a Fender Telecaster Thinline. Studio version, You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish (1978) — signature lead fills and outro solo

Original rig

1959/1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Burst with PAF humbuckers) into 50W Marshall non-master volume head (JMP/Plexi) with 4x12 Marshall cab miked with B&K measurement mic and AKG C414 at Sound City

Saturated, mid-forward classic British crunch with singing sustain, focused upper mids, and slight room ambiance

Amp settings — Line 6 POD Go

CHANNELBrit Plexi Jump (or Brit 2204) + 4x12 Greenback 25 Cab IRBRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	8
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	3
Master	8

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Scream 808 (POD Go Drive Block)

Used as a clean boost to push the Marshall front-end and tighten the mid punch

Gain 2 · Tone 6 · Level 8

02Parametric EQ (POD Go EQ Block)

Set center around 1.2kHz–1.4kHz to emulate Richrath's nasal, cocked-wah mid bark

Freq 8 · Q 5 · Gain 4

03Room Reverb (POD Go Reverb Block)

Simulates Sound City Studio A room ambience

Decay 4 · Predelay 2 · Mix 3

Why these settings

Richrath used a humbucker-loaded '59 Burst into cranked 50W Marshalls; on your Telecaster Thinline's brighter single coils, roll the tone back to 8 and push mids to 8 with a slight midrange EQ boost. The Scream 808 block runs low gain/high level to deliver Richrath's signature singing sustain without introducing harsh top-end fizz. Keep the POD Go amp block centered on the Marshall Plexi Jump to capture the vintage British punch.

PRO TIPRichrath famously achieved his endless sustain in the control room by resting the headstock against an Auratone speaker to mechanically vibrate the guitar; dig in with aggressive, wide vibrato using the meat of your left-hand fingers to sustain notes similarly.

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