Soldier, Poet, King amp settings — Fender frontman G10
The The Oh Hellos guitar tone for “Soldier, Poet, King”, dialed in for a Fender frontman G10 with a Donner DMT-66. Studio track, Dear Wormwood (2015)
Acoustic steel-string guitar (capo 3rd fret) and banjo tracked with condenser mics, paired with warm ambient room reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
01M-Vave Mini Universe
Set mode to Room or Hall to emulate acoustic studio space; place after guitar before amp
02Donner Blues Drive
Bypassed — leave off to keep the tone completely clean
The original recording is driven by acoustic guitar and banjo, so keep the Frontman 10G on its clean channel with gain low to avoid any preamp clipping. The Frontman 10G has only Bass and Treble controls (no mid or presence); rolling Bass down to 4 and pushing Treble to 7 mimics the crisp, airy percussive attack of an acoustic without letting the small 6-inch speaker get boomy. Use the M-Vave Mini Universe on a light room/hall setting with a low mix to provide natural acoustic resonance.
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