Which AMP1 do you use?
For an Iron Maiden tone with the AMP1 Mercury Edition, we recommend the Vintage channel. You'll get the best results with a Super-Strat with humbuckers (active or passive), but it's possible to get ballpark tones with other guitar types, too. Depending on your guitar and pickup type, you may have to make a few compromises and tweaks to your settings:
AMP1 Mercury EditionVINTAGE Channel |
 |
|---|---|
| Recommended guitar type | Super Strat (humbuckers) |
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Boost | ON |
| Custom Control Boost | 12 o'clock |
| BluBOX | Stack 1980 |
videos
"The wicker man" with the AMP1 Mercury Edition:
"The wicker man" - A/B comparison AMP1 Mercury Edition / AMP1 Iridium Edition:
For an Adrian Smith tone with the AMP1 Iridium Edition we recommend the VINTAGE channel. You'll get the best results with a Super-Strat, but it's possible to get ballpark tones with other guitar types, too. Depending on your guitar and pickup type, you may have to make a few compromises and tweaks to your settings:
AMP1 Iridium EditionVINTAGE Channel |
 |
|---|---|
| Recommended guitar type | Super Strat (humbuckers) |
| Gain | 10 |
| Overdrive Master | 9 |
| Bass | 7 |
| Mid | 4.5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Boost | ON |
| Custom Control Boost | 12 o'clock |
| BluBOX | STACK 1980 |
| further remarks |
for solo sound:
|
Videos
"The wicker man" with the AMP1 Iridium Edition:
"The wicker man" - A/B comparison AMP1 Mercury Edition / AMP1 Iridium Edition
Adrian Smith Sound with ESP Super Strat:
Underestimated component: the speaker cabinet!
It's important to note that your amplifier is only one part of your overall guitar sound. The speaker you use has an equally big impact on the sound. Because of this, the settings shown above may have to be adjusted depending on the kind of loudspeaker you're using in your cabinet/IR/plugin.
Maybe useful for you too. Overlays for standard sounds can be purchased as a sturdy ring binder or as a download.
