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Weak amp settings — Boss GX-100

The Skunk Anansie guitar tone for “Weak”, dialed in for a Boss GX-100 with a Gibson Les Paul Classic. Studio cut, Paranoid & Sunburnt (1995)

Original rig

1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom -> Marshall JCM 900 Dual Reverb head -> Marshall 4x12 with Celestion Greenbacks (occasional Boss CE-2 chorus)

Thick, mid-heavy 90s British crunch with bite and aggressive chord definition
Amp settings — Boss GX-100
CHANNELBRIT STACK (Marshall JCM series model) + 4x12 Greenback IRBRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 10 BASS 10 MID 10 TREBLE 10 PRESENCE 10 REVERB 10 MASTER 10
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain10
Bass10
Mid10
Treble10
Presence10
Reverb10
Master10
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01GX-100 Overdrive Block (T-Scream)

Used to tighten the low-end attack into the Brit Stack amp block

Drive 0 · Tone 5 · Level 7

02GX-100 Chorus Block (Prime Chorus / CE-2 mode)

Bypass for main heavy riff; engage for subtle widening on verse cleans/middle-eight

Rate 3 · Depth 4 · Effect Level 3
Why these settings

Ace tracked this iconic riff with his 1976 Les Paul Custom straight into a cranked Marshall JCM 900. On the GX-100, the BRIT STACK amp model captures that distinct gritty 900 upper-mid bite, paired with a Greenback speaker IR to soften high-end fizz. A clean boost block in front tightens the Les Paul's low-end chug while keeping the core gain coming from the amp model.

PRO TIPDig in hard with a heavy pick near the bridge on the main open-Em riff to get that percussive British snap Ace gets on the opening chords.

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