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Interstate love song amp settings — Peavey Classic 30

The Temple stone pilots guitar tone for “Interstate love song”, dialed in for a Peavey Classic 30 with a Gretsch G5220 Electromatic. Studio version, Purple album (1994)

Original rig

1957 Gibson Les Paul TV Special (P-90s) into 1966 Marshall 18-watt combo + Vox AC30 (clean layer); S.I.B. Varidrive tube preamp on intro only

Warm mid-forward crunch with singing sustain and dynamic volume-knob cleanup

Amp settings — Peavey Classic 30

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	5
Mid	8
Treble	5
Presence	4
Reverb	2
Master	4

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Why these settings

Peavey Classic 30 is EL84-driven with more chime than a Marshall 18-watt's EL84 warmth, so mids pushed to 8 (vs original's 6.5) to thicken the grind and treble dropped to 5 (vs 6.5) to tame the Peavey's natural sparkle. Gretsch Filter'Tron neck pickup is brighter and less compressed than P-90s—tone knob rolled to 7 and volume to 8 mimics DeLeo's volume-knob dynamics and warmth. Gain at 6 gives singing crunch that cleans up when you dig in lighter.

PRO TIPRide your volume knob between 6 and 8 during the song—DeLeo constantly adjusts his guitar volume to move between semi-clean jangle (verse riff) and full crunch (chorus), and that dynamic range is the signature of this tone, not the amp settings alone.

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