Disturbia amp settings — Vox Pathfinder 10
The Rihanna guitar tone for “Disturbia”, dialed in for a Vox Pathfinder 10 with a Freshman Fishman. Studio version, Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (2008)
Programmed/synthesized guitar tones via DAW — no traditional amp rig; electronic production by Brian Kennedy at Rocky Mountain Recorders, Denver
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 3 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01Compressor (RECOMMENDED — not owned)
RECOMMENDED — essential for the squashed, synth-like attack; a Boss CS-3 or MXR Dyna Comp gets you there
02Chorus (RECOMMENDED — not owned)
RECOMMENDED — subtle chorus adds the processed, slightly detuned synth quality; Boss CE-5 or TC Electronic Corona work
The original has no real guitar amp — it's programmed synth-guitar. Your Vox Pathfinder 10 is a small solid-state practice amp with limited headroom, so we keep gain low for a clean, percussive foundation. Treble pushed to 7 compensates for rolling the Fishman's tone knob to 5, which removes harsh acoustic-electric piezo quack. Without a compressor pedal, you cannot replicate the heavily squashed, synth-like dynamics of the original.
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