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Wind of Change amp settings — Harley Benton HB-20MFX

The Scorpions guitar tone for “Wind of Change”, dialed in for a Harley Benton HB-20MFX with a Harley benton ST20-HSS SBK. Studio version, Crazy World (1990)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 head, Gibson Flying V with high-output humbuckers, Boss DS-1 Distortion for gain boost

Moderate crunch with defined mids, articulate rhythm attack, warm low-end without mud

Amp settings — Harley Benton HB-20MFX

CHANNELOverdrive channel (OD)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME8

Signal chain

01Valeton GP5 - Distortion Block (DS-1 model if available)

Use for the heavier sections and power chord hits; bypass for cleaner arpeggiated verses. If GP5 lacks DS-1 model, use any medium-gain distortion with similar settings

Drive/Dist 4 · Tone 6 · Level 6

02Valeton GP5 - Chorus Block

Subtle chorus adds the 80s shimmer; keep it understated

Rate 3 · Depth 4 · Level/Mix 5

03Valeton GP5 - Delay Block

Short slapback delay adds depth without washing out the rhythm

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · Level/Mix 4

Why these settings

The HB-20MFX is a budget solid-state practice amp with less midrange complexity than a JCM800. I pushed mids to 6 to compensate for the flatter voicing and kept gain moderate at 5—the original tone is crunchier than heavy. Your HSS Strat's bridge humbucker is lower output than Schenker's Flying V, so the GP5 distortion block adds the missing saturation and harmonic density.

PRO TIPRoll your guitar volume to 6-7 for the clean arpeggiated verse sections, then push to 8-9 when the power chords hit—this dynamic control was central to how Schenker shaped the song's light-to-heavy transitions without switching channels.

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