Road to Nowhere amp settings — Jade Sound Systems Hurricane 125w
The Talking Heads guitar tone for “Road to Nowhere”, dialed in for a Jade Sound Systems Hurricane 125w with a Fender Squire precision. Studio version, Little Creatures (1985)
Steinberger L2 / Fender Precision Bass direct into MCI 500 console DI, LA-2A compression, Roland Dimension D chorus
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss TU-3 Tuner
Bypass during play
02Caline CP-24 10-Band EQ
Shapes DI studio attack; slight boost at 250Hz and 1kHz for cut, highs rolled off
Tina Weymouth tracked direct to the board rather than using a mic'd cabinet, giving the studio track a very controlled, hi-fi transient response. Your Jade Hurricane 125w is a straightforward solid-state combo, so keep the preamp clean around 4 with flat-to-modest bass (6) and pushed mids (6) to replicate that direct board punch without boominess. The Caline 10-band EQ handles the studio console curve by boosting low-mids and finger attack while gently attenuating sub-rumble and clattery top-end.
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