Progressive Rock1980Permanent Waves
The Spirit of Radio Amp Settings
by Rush
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Original Recording Settings
Well-SourcedResearched tone data for "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush
Original Gear
- Guitar
- Fender Stratocaster
- Pickups
- Stock Fender single coils (bridge)
- Amplifier
- Hiwatt Custom 100
- Channel
- normal
- Tuning
- standard
- Pickup Selector
- bridge
- Strings
- Unknown
For clean and overdriven tones
Amp Settings
Gain
5.0
Bass
4.0
Mid
6.0
Treble
7.0
Presence
6.0
Master Volume
6.0
Volume
7.0
Suggested for replication
Effects Chain
→
Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
chorus
→
→MXR Dynacomp
compressor
1.Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble — For chiming cleans
2.MXR Dynacomp — For sustain
Playing Technique
Light pick attack with hybrid picking; precise alternate picking for riffs
Sources+
- GuitarChalk.com — Amp Settings for The Spirit of Radio
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