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Roadhouseblues amp settings — Line 6 Pod go

The The doors guitar tone for “Roadhouseblues”, dialed in for a Line 6 Pod go with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Morrison Hotel (1970)

Original rig

Gibson SG Special with P-90 pickups, Fender Twin Reverb (clean, loud), no pedals — tone came from amp volume and picking dynamics

Raw, slightly crunchy blues-rock with bright chime, punchy mids, and dynamic response

Amp settings — Line 6 Pod go

CHANNELUS Deluxe Nrm (Fender Deluxe Reverb model) — closest to Twin clean voicingBRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	2
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Scream 808 (Tube Screamer model) — internal Pod Go block

Use as a clean boost to add grit and push the amp model — Krieger's original was amp-only but your SG humbuckers need this to get the edge

Drive 2 · Tone 5 · Level 6

Why these settings

Your Epiphone SG has humbuckers (hotter, darker) vs Krieger's P-90s (brighter, grittier). Compensate by rolling tone knob to 7 to tame mud, boosting treble +1 on the amp, and using a light TS-style boost to add the raw edge P-90s naturally have. Gain stays low — this tone breathes.

PRO TIPDig in hard with your pick near the bridge for the aggressive bark on the main riff, then lighten up for the verse to let the dynamics speak — Krieger's tone lives in the attack, not the amp settings.

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