Dragonaut amp settings — Harley Benton HB-20R
The Sleep guitar tone for “Dragonaut”, dialed in for a Harley Benton HB-20R with a Ibanez GRGR221PA-AQB. Studio version, Sleep's Holy Mountain (1992)
1968 Laney Supergroup LA60BL, Gibson Les Paul Custom with humbuckers, C Standard tuning, no pedals—pure amp gain
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 8 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 3 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Electro Harmonix Green Russian Big Muff Fuzz
CRITICAL — the HB-20R is a small solid-state practice amp that cannot produce the saturated doom wall Pike got from a cranked tube Laney. The Green Russian is your gain source. Amp gain at 7 adds grit but the Muff does the heavy lifting. Tone knob LOW to match Pike's murky, rolled-off character.
02Behringer VD400 Vintage Delay
Optional — adds subtle depth/space to thicken the wall. Very short slapback, low in mix. Turn off if you want bone-dry like the original.
The original tone came from a cranked 60-watt tube Laney with no pedals—your HB-20R cannot replicate that power amp saturation, so the Green Russian Muff is mandatory to achieve the dense, fuzzy sustain. Tone knob on the Muff at 3 and guitar tone at 4 recreates Pike's signature murky character; he explicitly rolls off highs. Bass boosted to 8 because the HB-20R lacks the low-end thump of the Laney—your Ibanez humbuckers help but need the push.
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