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Soulshine amp settings — Peavey Chorus 208

The The Allman Brothers Band guitar tone for “Soulshine”, dialed in for a Peavey Chorus 208 with a Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s. Studio version, Where It All Begins (1994) — Warren Haynes lead guitar

Original rig

Soldano SLO-100 head into 4x12 cab, Gibson Les Paul, Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Warm, creamy overdrive with rich midrange sustain and singing lead quality

Amp settings — Peavey Chorus 208

CHANNELLead (Drive)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	5
Reverb	3
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds mid-hump focus and smooth sustain

Drive 3 · Tone 5 · Level 7

Why these settings

The Peavey Chorus 208 is a solid-state combo, so run its Lead channel around 7 to replicate the thick, singing preamp saturation of Warren's Soldano SLO-100 without getting raspy. Pushing the mids to 7 compensates for the smaller 8-inch speakers and delivers the iconic vocal midrange bark of the record. Keep the built-in chorus effect bypassed and use a touch of spring reverb for ambient depth.

PRO TIPFlip to the neck pickup and roll the guitar's tone knob down to around 6 or 7—this takes the top-end edge off solid-state clipping and yields Warren Haynes' signature 'woman tone' vocal sustain.

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