Polyphia Amp Settings & Guitar Tone
Featured Tone
G.O.A.T. (2018)
Ibanez AZ2402 → Fractal Axe-FX II 'Boutique 1' preset (Matchless Chieftain model) + Positive Grid BIAS FX 1
Ultra-clean, glassy tone with heavy compression giving keyboard-like even dynamics. Fractal's Matchless model + single-coil position create crystalline clarity.
Typical Gear & Settings
Average Amp Settings
Amplifiers
- Fractal Axe-FX II 'Boutique 1' preset (Matchless Chieftain model) + Positive Grid BIAS FX 1
- Neural DSP Archetype: Tim Henson plugin — 'Acoustic' amp model
Guitars
- Ibanez AZ2402
- Ibanez SC500N (discontinued nylon-string electric hybrid, found in pawn shop in Cologne, Germany 2020)
Pickups
- humbucker/single-coil
- piezo
Effects & Pedals
compressor
Heavy compression (built into Fractal/BIAS FX) (1 song), Subtle compression (Neural DSP built-in) (1 song)
amp_model
Fractal Axe-FX II 'Boutique 1' (Matchless Chieftain model) (1 song), Neural DSP Archetype: Tim Henson (Acoustic model) (1 song)
delay/reverb
Subtle delay/reverb (Fractal built-in) (1 song)
production
DAW processing by producer Y2K (1 song)
reverb
Short reverb (room/plate, Neural DSP built-in) (1 song)
Playing Style
Polyphia Song Tones
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