No. 2061984·heavy-metal·5 blocks
We Rock
The fastest thing Campbell recorded with Dio, and the clearest example of why his rig was built the way it was. He has been blunt about it: the JCM800 did not have enough distortion on its own, so he front-loaded it with an absurdly hot pickup and a Boss overdrive. At this tempo that inversion earns its keep -- the boost tightens the low end before the amp ever sees it, which is the only reason a gallop this quick stays legible instead of collapsing into a wall of Marshall.
The Last in LineSignal path · input → output · 5 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe (1977, refinished matte black)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
bridge
Strings
standard
Booster
Lead
Delay
Reverb
Booster
← Boss overdrive (SD-1)
Drive
2
Bottom
4
Tone
6
Level
8
Lead
← Marshall JCM800 2203
Gain
6.5
Volume
6
Bass
4
Middle
6
Treble
7
Presence
6
Master
6
Delay
← Studio slap
Time
190ms
Feedback
1
EffectLevel
7
Reverb
← Caribou Ranch tracking ambience
Time
9ms
PreDelay
14ms
Tone
5
EffectLevel
11
Engineer's note
File 206
The fastest thing Campbell recorded with Dio, and the clearest example of why his rig was built the way it was. He has been blunt about it: the JCM800 did not have enough distortion on its own, so he front-loaded it with an absurdly hot pickup and a Boss overdrive. At this tempo that inversion earns its keep -- the boost tightens the low end before the amp ever sees it, which is the only reason a gallop this quick stays legible instead of collapsing into a wall of Marshall.
— Vivian Campbell
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