Alternative Rock1999Make Yourself
Drive Amp Settings
by Incubus
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Original Recording Settings
partially-sourcedResearched tone data for "Drive" by Incubus
Original Gear
- Guitar
- PRS McCarty Archtop
- Pickups
- PRS McCarty Humbuckers (vintage-output, PAF-style, ~7.5-8kΩ) (neck)
- Amplifier
- Mesa Boogie Tremoverb (Dual Rectifier variant with tremolo)
- Channel
- Clean channel
- Tuning
- standard
- Pickup Selector
- neck
- Strings
- [ESTIMATED] 11s, 12s, or possibly 13s (Einziger used heavy strings until 2012)
Two 2x12 Mesa cabs with Celestion 30 speakers. Clean channel for 'Drive' — Tremoverb is a Dual Rectifier variant with built-in tremolo.
Amp Settings
Gain
3.0
Bass
4.0
Mid
5.0
Treble
6.0
Presence
5.0
Master Volume
4.0
Estimated clean channel settings. Reverb at 3-4. Low gain for crystalline clean tone.
Effects Chain
→
Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
compressor
→
Boss PH-2 Super Phaser or DigiTech Stereo Chorus
phaser/chorus
→
→Boss RV-3 Reverb/Delay
reverb/delay
1.Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer — Compression for even fingerpicking dynamics.
2.Boss PH-2 Super Phaser or DigiTech Stereo Chorus — Modulation for shimmer — exact pedal uncertain.
3.Boss RV-3 Reverb/Delay — In effects loop — creates spacious ambient wash.
Playing Technique
Fingerpicking — Travis-picking-adjacent arpeggiated pattern. Gentle, smooth, even attack. Keyboard-like voicings.
Sources+
- Wikipedia (Mike Einziger)
- Equipboard
- Mixdown Magazine gear rundown
- Premier Guitar rig rundown
- Guitar Geek rig diagram (2000)
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