Flying V Blues
Born Under Bad Sign · inspired by Albert King
Aggressive blues crunch with singing sustain and powerful midrange. Albert King's left-handed playing on upside-down guitar created his distinctive, thick tone with powerful bends and vibrato.
Amp
0–100 · 50 = noonGain
42–50
Bass
50
Mid
58
Treble
55
Master
to taste
- Pickup
- Bridge
- Volume
- 9
- Tone
- 7
Cabinet
Fender Deluxe Reverb 1x12Amp model: American 1x12 · Amp slot DRVBAmerican
Effects
3 on- Compressorsustain 48 · level 52
- Echotape echo (solos only)time 150ms · feedback 22 · mix 20
- Reverbspringdecay 31 · tone 55 · mix 27
Off: gate, modulation
Songs with this sound
What each control does
- Gain
- Preamp drive. Higher adds breakup, sustain and distortion.
- Master
- Output level and feel. Balances loudness without changing the EQ.
- Bass
- Low-end body. Too much gets boomy; less tightens palm mutes.
- Mid
- Note focus. More mids help leads cut through; fewer sound wider.
- Treble
- Brightness and attack. Raise for bite, lower to soften harshness.
- Compressor
- Evens out picking dynamics and adds sustain.
- Gate
- Cuts hiss when you are not playing.
- Modulation
- Chorus or phaser: movement and width.
- Echo
- Repeats your signal. Time and mix set the space.
- Reverb
- Room, plate or hall ambience after the amp.
Similar tones
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