Black Magic Woman amp settings — Synergy 20-IR Bogner Überschall
The Santana guitar tone for “Black Magic Woman”, dialed in for a Synergy 20-IR Bogner Überschall with a Schecter Sun Valley Super Shredder FR S. Studio version, Abraxas (1970) — iconic lead guitar
1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom (neck humbucker) into early Randall Smith modded Fender Princeton/Twin Reverb (Mesa Mark I prototype)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Presence | 3 |
| Master | 6 |
01Earthquaker Devices Dispatch Master V3 Delay
In FX loop — provides subtle room depth and short slap echo to replicate the studio plate and tape ambience
02Matthews Effects The Cosmonaut
Bypassed — not needed for this dry, focused 1970 lead sound
The Bogner Überschall module is naturally aggressive and scooped compared to Santana's mid-heavy Mesa Mark I prototype, so run the Mid control high at 8 while rolling Treble back to 4 to tame the Überschall bite. Your Schecter's hot bridge/Sustainiac setup is brighter than a vintage Les Paul, so keeping the guitar on the neck pickup with the tone rolled down to 6 is critical to achieve the round 'woman tone'. Use Channel 2 with gain dialed way down around 4 for singing fluid sustain without fizzy modern distortion.
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