Angelia amp settings — Boss ME-80
The Richard Marx guitar tone for “Angelia”, dialed in for a Boss ME-80 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Repeat Offender (1989) — signature Michael Landau clean intro/verses and arpeggios
Michael Landau LA rack rig (Bob Bradshaw / CAE switcher, Soldano/Fender clean preamp, Dyno-My-Piano/Tri-Stereo Chorus, Lexicon PCM-70 delay) + '63 Stratocaster (middle/bridge position)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 5 |
| Master | 6 |
01Boss ME-80 COMP Block (Compressor)
Provides the tight studio percussive snap and even sustain on arpeggios
02Boss ME-80 MOD Block (Chorus)
Emulates the lush Landau Tri-Stereo rack chorus spread
03Boss ME-80 DELAY Block (Digital Delay)
Set to approx 380ms for wide rhythmic space
The original studio tone relies on Michael Landau's pristine Fender/Soldano clean rack and active studio Tri-Stereo Chorus. On your Boss ME-80, using the Clean preamp model with scooped mids and boosted treble paired with the onboard Comp and Chorus blocks recreates that signature hi-fi 80s sheen. Selecting the 'bridge+middle' in-between position on your Ibanez GRG170DX provides the necessary single-coil 'quack' and glassy top end. Distorted solo: step on the OD/DS block set to Lead or Blues Drive with Gain around 6.
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