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How to get the Smoke on the Water tone (Deep Purple) on a BOSS GT-1

A cranked tube amp crunch with a snappy attack and little or no pedal distortion.

MS1959 I › Room

The chain on the GT-1

01 · PreampMS1959 I
Medium gain, present treble.
02 · ReverbRoom
Just a little, for air.

A starting point with no numbers: the GT-1 blocks and types, and which way to turn. Adjust by ear.

To sound like the record

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The riff is played in fourths; too much gain muddies them.
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Use the guitar volume knob to clean up between phrases.

Or ask for it ready on the pedal

Dial In programs the GT-1 over USB from a chat in Claude Desktop. Type:

›Give me the Smoke on the Water sound

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