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plush amp settings — epiphone A20

The stone temple pilots guitar tone for “plush”, dialed in for a epiphone A20 with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Core (1992)

Original rig

1978 Gibson Les Paul Standard + Demeter TGP-3 preamp into VHT 2150 stereo power amp (wet) blended with a clean Vox AC30 (dry) + Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble

Thick, mid-forward 90s crunch rhythm with focused low-end and subtle top chime

Amp settings — epiphone A20

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	6
Treble	6
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Analog Chorus (Boss CE-2W / Small Clone clone)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; Dean runs a subtle chorus on the wet side for width

Rate 2 · Depth 4

Why these settings

The Epiphone A20 is a basic practice amp lacking mid, presence, and built-in reverb controls, so tone shaping relies on balancing bass and treble against the SG's hotter humbuckers. Gain is set to 7 to achieve Dean DeLeo's punchy Demeter/Marshall-style crunch without completely mudding out the small speaker. Backing guitar volume to 9 shaves just enough transient spike to tame the solid-state treble response.

PRO TIPDean DeLeo uses extended jazz-influenced chord voicings (like the iconic G/F# shape in the intro); fret the root notes cleanly with your thumb over the neck while letting the open-string chime ring clearly through the crunch.

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