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Is this love amp settings — Line 6 HX Stomp XL

The Whitesnake guitar tone for “Is this love”, dialed in for a Line 6 HX Stomp XL with a ESP LTD KH-202 Kirk Hammett. Studio version, Whitesnake (1987 album)

Original rig

Gibson Les Paul Custom with neck pickup into Marshall JCM800 2203 at medium gain, Boss CE-2 Chorus, Alesis MidiVerb (large hall reverb)

Warm, vocal neck-pickup crunch with lush chorus shimmer and ballad-appropriate reverb tail

Amp settings — Line 6 HX Stomp XL

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	5
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	5
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME8

Signal chain

01LA Studio Comp (built-in compressor block)

Light compression to even out fingerpicked arpeggios

Peak Reduction 4 · Gain 5 · Level 6

02Chorus (70s Chorus or Triangle Chorus block)

Slow rate, moderate depth for that late-80s shimmer — keep it subtle

Speed 3 · Depth 5 · Mix 5

03Reverb (Plateaux or Hall block)

Large hall character for sustain tail on solo lines

Decay 6 · Predelay 2 · Mix 5

Why these settings

Your ESP KH-202 has active EMG pickups which run hotter and more compressed than Sykes' passive Les Paul humbuckers. Dropped gain from 6 to 5 and treble from 7 to 5 to compensate for the EMG's inherent brightness and output. Raised mid +1 to restore the vocal midrange quality of the neck pickup tone. Roll your guitar volume to 8 for verses, kick to 10 for chorus stabs.

PRO TIPThe signature warmth comes from the neck pickup with tone rolled back slightly — your KH-202's neck EMG will still deliver, but keep your picking hand closer to the neck for that soft, vocal attack on the arpeggiated verses.

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