Treat You Better amp settings — Yamaha GA15
The Shawn Mendes guitar tone for “Treat You Better”, dialed in for a Yamaha GA15 with a yamaha Gigmaker ERG121C. Studio version, Illuminate (2017)
Universal Audio Apollo interface with amp modeling plug-ins, SSL console EQ, Manley Massive Passive EQ, Avalon 2044 compressor, TC System 6000 reverb, SoundToys Echo Boy delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 6 |
Original was DI with studio-grade compression and EQ to achieve warmth and clarity. Yamaha GA15 lacks the Avalon's optical smoothing, so gain is kept minimal at 2 to preserve clean headroom. Bass boosted to 6 to approximate the 200Hz Massive Passive bump that gave the studio guitars body. Neck pickup with tone rolled to 8 compensates for your humbucker's natural brightness versus the warmer studio chain.
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