Time and distance amp settings — Line 6 Spider iv 75
The Volcano guitar tone for “Time and distance”, dialed in for a Line 6 Spider iv 75 with a Kramer Striker HSS. Studio version, No Way Back single (2025)
Downtuned humbucker guitar, Peavey 5150 / 6505 high-gain head, overdrive boost, aggressive noise gate, tracked by Cody Davidson
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 4 |
01Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive
Used as a clean boost into the amp input to tighten the low-end flub
02MXR M108s
Placed in front to push upper-mid cut (1k-2k) and gently cut extreme sub-low rumble
03Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
Essential for dead-silent stops between staccato beatdown chugs
The Spider IV's Insane voice naturally has extreme cascaded gain, so keeping the amp gain at 6 prevents the sound from turning into fizzy mush when slammed by the SD-1. Your Kramer Striker's bridge humbucker supplies the necessary output, but the Boss SD-1 with Drive at 0 and Level high is required to replicate the sharp 5150-style attack used on the recording. The Spider IV 75 lacks a physical Presence knob, so treble is lifted to 7 with the MXR 10-band boosting 1kHz-2kHz to nail the metallic pick scratch.
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