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Prófugos amp settings — Boss ME-80

The Soda Stereo guitar tone for “Prófugos”, dialed in for a Boss ME-80 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Signos (1986) — signature main intro/riff tone

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster Elite, Roland JC-120 & Marshall JCM800, Boss CE-2 Chorus, Roland SDE-3000 Delay

Iconic 80s new wave clean/edge-of-breakup chime with lush chorus and subtle digital delay
Amp settings — Boss ME-80
CHANNELPREAMP: CLEAN (JC-120 model)BRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 3 BASS 5 MID 6 TREBLE 7 REVERB 3 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain3
Bass5
Mid6
Treble7
Reverb3
Master5
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge+middle TONE9 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01ME-80 COMP Block (D-COMP)

Evens out the percussive 16th-note funk strumming attack

Sustain 5 · Attack 4 · Level 5

02ME-80 OD/DS Block (BLUES OD)

Used as a mild edge-of-breakup sweetener to emulate Cerati's active mid-boost

Drive 2 · Tone 5 · Level 6

03ME-80 MOD Block (CHORUS)

Recreates the lush analog Boss CE-2 modulation

Rate 4 · Depth 6 · E.Level 5

04ME-80 DELAY Block (DIGITAL 400-700ms)

Set to dotted eighth (~380ms) for rhythmic slap and width

Time 4 · Feedback 3 · E.Level 4
Why these settings

The Boss ME-80's CLEAN preamp provides the flat, ultra-sparkle headroom of the Roland JC-120. Setting the BLUES OD with minimal drive adds the harmonic girth and mid-forward snap of Cerati's active Stratocaster Elite electronics into passive Player Strat single coils. In-between position 4 delivers the essential 'glassy' quack of 80s Soda Stereo.

PRO TIPStrum close to the bridge saddles with a stiff (1.0mm+) pick to replicate Cerati's razor-sharp, rhythmic 16th-note right-hand attack.

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