Bother amp settings — Valeton GP-200
The Stone Sour guitar tone for “Bother”, dialed in for a Valeton GP-200 with a PRS Custom 24. Studio version, Stone Sour (2002) / Spider-Man Soundtrack (2002)
Gibson acoustic guitar (studio mic'd) + clean electric double-tracks, recorded by Corey Taylor
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 7 |
01Compressor Block (GP-200 CMP)
Evens out the acoustic-style finger and pick attack
02Graphic EQ Block (GP-200 EQ)
Cuts muddy low-mids and adds sparkle to simulate an acoustic body with humbuckers
03Hall Reverb Block (GP-200 REV)
Creates the studio room depth from the original mix
Because 'Bother' is primarily played on an acoustic guitar, simulating it on a solidbody PRS Custom 24 requires using the GP-200's clean/acoustic preamp block combined with moderate compression and an EQ boost in the upper registers (1.6k-3.2k). Setting your PRS pickup selector to the middle position (both humbuckers or coil-split inner coils if available) captures the necessary chime and avoids heavy bridge bite. The GP-200 has no dedicated physical presence knob, so all high-frequency shimmer is dialed in via the EQ and Treble blocks. Clean electric doubling in the final chorus: switch to bridge pickup at full volume.
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