Aint talkin about love amp settings — Borne Strike G30
The Van halen guitar tone for “Aint talkin about love”, dialed in for a Borne Strike G30 with a Mxt Stratocaster. Studio version, Van Halen (1978)
1968 Marshall Super Lead 100W (Variac @ ~90V), Frankenstein Strat (PAF humbucker), MXR Flanger, Echoplex EP-3, Sunset Sound EMT 140 plate reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Cuvave Cube Baby (Drive / Amp Block)
Set amp model to the British/Marshall high-gain style slot (typically Model 6/US Gold/Plexi style) to generate the core Brown Sound distortion.
02Cuvave Cube Baby (Modulation Block)
Select Chorus/Flanger mode to capture the subtle MXR Flanger movement on the main arpeggiated riff.
03Cuvave Cube Baby (Delay / Space Block)
Emulates the Echoplex EP-3 slapback delay (approx 300ms single repeat) into plate ambience.
Because the Borne Strike G30 is an entry solid-state practice amp with an unverified basic tone stack and no presence control, run the Cuvave Cube Baby directly into its front input on a flat, clean setting (gain low at 3) to avoid muddy double-distortion. The Cube Baby acts as your complete Plexi preamp, MXR modulation, and tape echo engine. On a Stratocaster single coil, keep guitar volume and tone maxed to hit the Cube Baby's preamp hard enough to mimic Eddie's hot PAF humbucker attack. For the clean bridge section ('bleed for it baby'), roll your guitar volume back to 4-5 to clean up the drive.
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