GuitarDistortedSolo
Amber Solo Guitar Tone Settings — 311
311 · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
PRS CE 24 (early 2000s, likely maple neck, rosewood board, stock pickups)
Pickups
PRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Mark IV (studio recording era, early 2000s)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2001 (From Chaos album). Tim Mahoney was known to use PRS CE 24 guitars and Mesa/Boogie Mark IV amps in this era. No direct studio photo for 'Amber' solo, but all available interviews and rig rundowns for this period confirm this pairing. Effects are primarily from pedals, not amp. No evidence of live gear substitutions for the studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Mu-Tron III Envelope Filter · modulation
- Delay pedal (likely Lexicon PCM 42 or Ibanez AD9) · delay
- Reverb pedal (model unknown, possibly Strymon blueSky or amp reverb) · reverb
PRS CE 24 → Mu-Tron III Envelope Filter → Delay pedal (Lexicon PCM 42 or Ibanez AD9) → Reverb pedal (or amp reverb) → Mesa/Boogie Mark IV
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Tone Character
- liquid and vocal-like
- watery modulation shimmer
- smooth sustain
- clear and articulate single notes
- subtle envelope filter sweep
- ambient delay repeats
- slightly compressed
- touch-sensitive
- edge-of-breakup clarity
- not overly saturated