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life in a jar amp settings — Line 6 POD Go

The superheaven guitar tone for “life in a jar”, dialed in for a Line 6 POD Go with a Fender Jazzmaster. Studio version, Jar album (2013), recorded at Studio 4 with Will Yip

Original rig

Marshall-style amp (likely JCM800 or similar), Fender offset guitar (Jazzmaster/Jaguar), minimal pedals - amp-driven crunch with studio compression

Thick, sludgy grunge crunch with scooped mids, heavy low-end, and gritty upper-mid bite - Alice in Chains meets early Smashing Pumpkins

Amp settings — Line 6 POD Go

CHANNELBrit J45 (Marshall JTM45 model) or Brit 2204 (JCM800 model) for heavier saturationBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	7
Mid	4
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	1
Master	7

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Guitar

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Signal chain

01Compulsive Drive (OCD model)

Stacks into amp for thicker grunge saturation - engage for verses and choruses

Gain 4 · Tone 5 · Level 6

02Blue Compressor

Optional - adds sustain and evens dynamics for that compressed 90s studio sound

Level 6 · Sustain 4

03Simple Delay

FX loop position - subtle slapback for depth, not prominent in mix

Time 3 · Feedback 2 · Mix 2

Why these settings

Superheaven's tone is Marshall-driven grunge - the Brit J45 or Brit 2204 on POD Go gets you there. Your Jazzmaster's single coils are brighter and lower output than the humbuckers typical of this genre, so bass is pushed to 7 and gain raised slightly. Mids scooped to 4 captures the Alice in Chains influence. The Compulsive Drive adds the thick harmonic saturation that a cranked tube amp provides on the record.

PRO TIPRoll your Jazzmaster's rhythm circuit toggle UP to engage the darker neck pickup circuit for the verses - it mimics the neck humbucker thickness of grunge guitars and makes the bridge pickup hit harder when you switch back for choruses.

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