Liar amp settings — Vox Adio Air
The Yngwie Malmsteen guitar tone for “Liar”, dialed in for a Vox Adio Air with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio cut, Trilogy (1986)
1971/1972 Fender Stratocaster (scalloped maple neck, DiMarzio HS-3 pickups) -> DOD Overdrive Preamp 250 -> 1970s Marshall 1987 50W Plexi / JMP (cranked) -> 4x12 Celestion G12T-75 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 7 |
01DOD Overdrive Preamp 250 (or Fender YJM OD)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds the signature front-end compression and high-mid boost
02Onboard Mod/Delay (Vox Adio FX1)
Light studio ambience on the Adio's built-in FX knob
The Vox Adio Air is a modeling desktop amp with no physical presence knob, so presence is nulled. Setting the amp model to BRIT 1959 (or BRIT 800) provides the classic cranked Marshall platform, and pushing the gain to 8 replicates the front-end saturation of Yngwie's boosted Plexi without needing an external OD pedal. For fast scalar runs and sweeping arpeggios, switch your Strat's pickup to the neck position while keeping the tone wide open.
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