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The Spirit of Radio amp settings — Zoom G6

The Rush guitar tone for “The Spirit of Radio”, dialed in for a Zoom G6 with a Yamaha Pacifica 012. Studio version, Permanent Waves (1980), Le Studio recording

Original rig

Gibson ES-355 (bridge humbucker) → MXR Dyna Comp → MXR Distortion+ (light boost) → Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger → Boss CE-1 Chorus → Marshall 100W Super Lead → 4x12 cab

Bright, articulate, moderately driven with prominent swirling flanger and lush chorus creating a spacious, shimmering tone

Amp settings — Zoom G6

CHANNELMS1959 (Marshall Plexi model)BRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	5
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	6
Presence	6
Reverb	1
Master	7

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Guitar

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Signal chain

01ZNR (Zoom Noise Reduction)

Light gate to control noise from high-gain modulation stack

Threshold 3 · Decay 5

02Comp (Zoom onboard compressor)

Emulates MXR Dyna Comp for sustain and signal evenness

Sense 6 · Tone 6 · Level 7 · Attack 4

03Flanger (Zoom onboard flanger)

Emulates Electric Mistress — the signature swirl of this tone

Rate 4 · Depth 6 · Manual 5 · Resonance 5

04Chorus (Zoom onboard CE-1 style chorus)

Lush, wide chorus — run after flanger for the layered modulation sound

Rate 4 · Depth 5 · Mix 6 · Tone 6

05Delay (Zoom onboard digital delay)

Set delay time around 200ms (eighth note at 150 BPM) — subtle, adds dimension

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Mix 3 · Tone 6

Why these settings

Your Pacifica 012 has lower-output single coils vs Lifeson's ES-355 humbuckers, so gain is raised +1 from the original 4-5 range and bass +1 to compensate for the thinner single-coil output. Treble dropped -1 because single coils are naturally brighter. The Zoom's MS1959 model nails the Marshall Plexi voicing — use that amp block specifically.

PRO TIPThe magic of this tone is flanger-before-chorus with both running simultaneously — don't bypass one for the other. Roll your tone knob to 8 (not 10) to tame the Pacifica's ice-pick highs while keeping articulation for the arpeggiated intro.

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