Ascend amp settings — Orange Crush 20
The Thedooo guitar tone for “Ascend”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 20 with a Ibanez RG550. Original studio version, self-released (2017) — recorded direct via Peavey Vypyr modeling amp
Peavey Vypyr VIP 1 (6505 high-gain model), Ibanez RG Premium with humbuckers, no external pedals on original recording
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01GP200 — Amp Model Block
Use GP200 as your primary tone source — run Orange Crush on CLEAN channel, gain at 0, EQ flat (all at 5), volume to taste. The GP200's amp model is doing the heavy lifting here.
02GP200 — Noise Gate Block
Essential for clean tapping sections — kills string noise between notes
03GP200 — Delay Block
Very subtle slapback — adds depth without muddying fast runs. 80-120ms range.
04GP200 — Reverb Block
Light room verb for studio polish — keep it LOW or tapping gets washed out
The Orange Crush 20 is a warm, mid-forward British-voiced amp — the opposite of the tight, scooped Peavey 6505 voicing TheDooo used. Your GP200 is the solution: use its 6505/5150 or Rectifier amp model as your gain source, and run the Orange completely clean as a flat power amp. This gets you the tight low-end and aggressive modern voicing the song demands. Without the GP200's modeling, the Crush's natural warmth would make the fast tapping passages muddy.
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