lullaby amp settings — valeton gp5

The the cure guitar tone for “lullaby”, dialed in for a valeton gp5 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Disintegration (1989)

Original rig

Fender Bass VI baritone guitar → Boss BF-2 Flanger → Boss CH-1 Chorus → Boss DD-3 Delay → Peavey Ultra head with 4x12 cab (mids at 0, bass at 5, treble cranked)

Dark, scooped, low-register shimmer with heavy chorus modulation and rhythmic delay

Amp settings — valeton gp5

CHANNELClean or Fender-style amp model (Twin/Deluxe)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE4 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Flanger (built-in or Boss BF-2 model)

12 o'clock on all knobs is the Robert Smith default—critical for the sweep character

Rate 5 · Depth 5 · Manual 5 · Resonance 5

02Chorus (built-in or Boss CH-1 model)

Chorus is the primary shimmer effect on this track—use liberally

Rate 5 · Depth 6 · Level 7

03Digital Delay (built-in or Boss DD-3 model)

Set delay time around 350-400ms; mode should be standard digital delay

E.Level 4 · F.Back 4 · D.Time 6 · Mode 0

Why these settings

The original uses a Bass VI baritone—your Strat cannot replicate that low register. Use the neck pickup with tone rolled back to 4 to darken the bright Strat single coils and approximate the Bass VI's warm character. The Valeton GP-200's Fender-style clean model with fully scooped mids (0) matches the Peavey Ultra's documented settings. Play the riff an octave higher than written or tune down if your strings allow.

PRO TIPRobert Smith plays melodic lines on a single string linearly rather than across multiple strings in box positions—watch live footage and replicate his fingering on the B string for the main riff to get the correct tone color and sustain character.

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