Roadhouse blues amp settings — Multiefectos M-wawe black box
The The doors guitar tone for “Roadhouse blues”, dialed in for a Multiefectos M-wawe black box with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Morrison Hotel (1970), recorded November 4-5, 1969 at Elektra Studios, Los Angeles
Gibson Les Paul Standard or SG with PAF humbuckers → Fender Twin Reverb (or Deluxe Reverb) with natural breakup, no pedals — pure amp tone with spring reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 5 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 4 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 7 |
Krieger used humbuckers; your Strat's single coils are brighter and lower output. Compensate by using the neck pickup with tone rolled to 7 for warmth, boosting mids to 7 (vs typical 6) to approximate PAF thickness, and keeping treble conservative at 5 to avoid ice-pick highs. Gain at 5 gives edge-of-breakup feel since your multi-FX won't naturally compress like a pushed Twin.
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