The Taste of Ink amp settings — Marshall DSL40CR
The The Used guitar tone for “The Taste of Ink”, dialed in for a Marshall DSL40CR with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, The Used self-titled album (2002)
Gibson Les Paul Standard / Fender Telecaster Deluxe through Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier and Marshall JCM800 2203 heads into 4x12 cabs, produced by John Feldmann
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 4 |
Quinn Allman and John Feldmann tracked aggressive, thick wall-of-sound rhythm guitars using high-gain British and American tube heads. On the DSL40CR, OD1 delivers the required punch without the excessive compression of OD2, keeping chord voicings clear in Drop D. Pushing mids to 7 compensates for the ceramic Ibanez Infinity R bridge humbucker, retaining body and avoiding harsh fizzy bite. Clean verse: step on the footswitch to the Classic Gain channel on Clean with the guitar volume rolled to around 7.
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