Throw Down the Sword amp settings — Zoom G1 Four
The Wishbone Ash guitar tone for “Throw Down the Sword”, dialed in for a Zoom G1 Four with a Fender Jazzmaster. Studio version, Argus (1972)
Gibson Flying V into Marshall 1959 Plexi Super Lead (cranked for natural breakup), no pedals — pure amp overdrive with studio compression from engineer Martin Birch
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
01ZNR (Noise Reduction) — Zoom G1 Four built-in
Light setting to tame single-coil hiss without killing sustain
02Comp (Compressor) — Zoom G1 Four built-in
Adds the studio compression and sustain that made the original recording sing — place before amp model
Original was a hot-output Flying V humbucker into a cranked Plexi — your Jazzmaster's single coils are brighter and lower output. Compensated by raising mid +1 (7 vs original 6-7), dropping treble -1 to tame Jazzmaster ice-pick, and rolling tone knob to 7 to warm the bridge pickup. Gain bumped slightly because the G1 Four's Plexi model doesn't saturate as early as the real amp at stage volume. The compressor block replaces what the cranked power section and Martin Birch's desk compression provided on the original.
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