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Pete Townshend
Pete Townshend, The Who
The Who's windmilling power-chord pioneer.
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- driveS1 DRIVEstand-infor Boss OD-1 Over Drive (Cornish board)Gain 2–3, tone noon, level 7. A push into the amp
- compDYN111 COMPstand-infor Demeter Compulator (Cornish board)Ratio/sustain ≈4:1, attack medium, level at unity
- amp67 BLACK DUOstand-infor Fender Vibro-KingGain 3, Bass 4, Mid 5, Treble 6, Master 6. Stay under breakup
- cab2X12 BLACK PANEL DUOstand-infor George Alessandro Fender Bandmaster-replica 2x12Dynamic 57-style mic at the cap edge, low cut 80 Hz, high cut 8 kHz
- delayBBD DELAYstand-infor T-Rex Replica delay (Cornish board)Time 380 ms, feedback 25%, mix 20%
Model names checked against the official HeadRush model list. Model names from HeadRush's official Pedalboard model list; Gigboard and Prime share the HeadRush model library. "Stand-in" means the closest verified model, not an emulation of the artist's exact unit.
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- driveStupor ODstand-infor Boss OD-1 Over Drive (Cornish board)Gain 2–3, tone noon, level 7. A push into the amp
- compLA Studio Compstand-infor Demeter Compulator (Cornish board)Ratio/sustain ≈4:1, attack medium, level at unity
- ampUS Double Vibstand-infor Fender Vibro-KingGain 3, Bass 4, Mid 5, Treble 6, Master 6. Stay under breakup
- cab2x12 Match G25stand-infor George Alessandro Fender Bandmaster-replica 2x12Dynamic 57-style mic at the cap edge, low cut 80 Hz, high cut 8 kHz
- delayBucket Brigadestand-infor T-Rex Replica delay (Cornish board)Time 380 ms, feedback 25%, mix 20%
Model names checked against the official Line 6 Helix model list. Names from the official Line 6 Helix 3.80 model list (HX Stomp shares the library). "Stand-in" means the closest verified model, not an emulation of the artist's exact unit.
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- driveChief OD1for Boss OD-1 Over Drive (Cornish board)Gain 2–3, tone noon, level 7. A push into the amp
- compOC-76 Compfor Demeter Compulator (Cornish board)Ratio/sustain ≈4:1, attack medium, level at unity
- ampUS TWN Vibratostand-infor Fender Vibro-KingGain 3, Bass 4, Mid 5, Treble 6, Master 6. Stay under breakup
- cab212 Too Rock G65stand-infor George Alessandro Fender Bandmaster-replica 2x12Dynamic 57-style mic at the cap edge, low cut 80 Hz, high cut 8 kHz
- delayAnalog Delaystand-infor T-Rex Replica delay (Cornish board)Time 380 ms, feedback 25%, mix 20%
Model names checked against the official Neural DSP Quad Cortex model list. Names from Neural DSP's official Quad Cortex device list. "Stand-in" means the closest verified model, not an emulation of the artist's exact unit.
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- driveOVERDRIVEfor Boss OD-1 Over Drive (Cornish board)BOOSTER slot: Gain 2–3, tone noon, level 7. A push into the amp
- compCOMPstand-infor Demeter Compulator (Cornish board)MOD slot: Ratio/sustain ≈4:1, attack medium, level at unity
- ampCLEANstand-infor Fender Vibro-KingGain 3, Bass 4, Mid 5, Treble 6, Master 6. Stay under breakup
- cabBuilt-in speaker (no cab model)descriptionfor George Alessandro Fender Bandmaster-replica 2x12Katana has no cab sim on its speaker
- delayANALOGstand-infor T-Rex Replica delay (Cornish board)DELAY slot: Time 380 ms, feedback 25%, mix 20%
Model names checked against the official BOSS Katana model list and owner's manual. Amp types from the Katana MkII Owner's Manual; effect types from 'Using BOSS TONE STUDIO for KATANA Mk II'. Katana has its own speaker, so there is no cab block. Gen 3 renames some types, so check your unit. "Stand-in" means the closest verified model, not an emulation of the artist's exact unit.
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