Touch and Go Amp Settings

Original Gear

Guitar

6- or 7-string modern solidbody (exact studio guitar not documented in accessible sources; likely configured with Bare Knuckle VHII/Nailbomb pickups per artist profile) (inferred)

Pickups

Bare Knuckle Pickups VHII / Ceramic Nailbomb combo (artist-stated installation; track-specific use inferred) (neck)

Amplifier

Suhr PT100 + Mesa/Boogie Triple Crown TC-50 (studio blend)

Channel

Clean channel / low-gain platform (estimated; interview describes the amps used generally for The Way Forward)

Tuning

standard (likely; not documented for the clean parts here)

Pickup Selector

neck

Strings

Unknown

Aaron Marshall describes using two amplifiers (Suhr PT100 and Mesa TC-50) plus specific cabinets/speakers for The Way Forward recording approach; exact song-by-song routing for the clean sections is not fully itemized. He cites Mesa Rectifier 2×12 w/ V30s and Suhr 2×12 PT100 cab w/ Celestion 12H Creambacks for different tones.

Amp Settings

Playing Technique

Clean sections rely on extremely even right-hand articulation (often hybrid picking) and strict muting between chord stabs. Keep legato smooth but not mushy—use ‘rest strokes’ and palm muting on low strings to prevent buildup in the delays. For tapped passages, keep finger contact light and consistent and avoid overpulling to maintain tuning stability on complex chords.