Ngiti amp settings — Photogenic 100

The The juans guitar tone for “Ngiti”, dialed in for a Photogenic 100 with a Ibanez RG550. Studio version, TAWID album (2025) — clean, intimate pop ballad production

Original rig

Likely DI/modeler setup (Guitar Rig software, Blackstar amps mentioned by Japs Mendoza), clean channel tones with possible light compression

Warm, glassy clean with soft attack — intimate singer-songwriter pop tone

Amp settings — Photogenic 100

CHANNELClean (if available) or single channel with gain at minimumBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	4
Presence	3
Reverb	4
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE5 VOLUME7

Signal chain

01Compressor (RECOMMENDED — not owned)

RECOMMENDED — A basic compressor like the Boss CS-3 or Joyo JF-10 would add the polished sustain this clean pop tone needs. Budget option ~$30.

Level 6 · Sustain 4 · Attack 5

Why these settings

The RG550's V7 neck humbucker is brighter and hotter than the warm DI tones on the original. Rolling tone to 5 and volume to 7 softens the attack and removes harshness. Treble is cut to 4 because the Photogenic will be inherently bright and thin. Gain stays at 2 for maximum clean headroom.

PRO TIPPick closer to the neck (over the fretboard edge) with the fleshy part of your thumb or fingers rather than a hard pick attack — this replicates the soft, rounded transients of a DI-recorded pop guitar tone that cuts through a mix without harshness.

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