No. 0171999·latin-rock·5 blocks
Smooth
Carlos Santana's tone on Smooth is all about singing sustain and warm midrange. His PRS guitar through a Mesa Boogie Mark I produces a creamy, vocal-like lead sound that sustains endlessly. The midrange is emphasized heavily, giving each note a horn-like quality. The amp is pushed hard for natural compression, and the guitar's neck humbucker provides warmth without muddiness. This is a tone built for long, melodic phrases where every note sings.
SupernaturalSignal path · input → output · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
PRS Custom 24
Pickups
HH
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Volume Pedal
Deluxe Comp
Cali Texas Ch1
1x12 Cali EXT
Plate
Tilt EQ
Volume Pedal
← Volume pedal
Level
100%
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compressor
Threshold
-36dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
60s
Release
910s
Mix
74
Level
0dB
Cali Texas Ch1
← Mesa/Boogie Mark I
Drive
7
Bass
4
Mid
8
Treble
5
Presence
5
Master
1
Bias
0.5
BiasX
0.5
Sag
0.5
Hum
0.5
Ripple
0.5
Ch Vol
7
1x12 Cali EXT
← Mesa 1x12 Thiele
LowCut19.9Hz
HighCut16000Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Plate
← Studio plate reverb
LowCut125Hz
HighCut6500Hz
Mix
20
Decay
2s
Tilt EQ
← Tilt EQ (global voicing)
Tilt
0.6
CenterFreq
900Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 017
Carlos Santana's tone on Smooth is all about singing sustain and warm midrange. His PRS guitar through a Mesa Boogie Mark I produces a creamy, vocal-like lead sound that sustains endlessly. The midrange is emphasized heavily, giving each note a horn-like quality. The amp is pushed hard for natural compression, and the guitar's neck humbucker provides warmth without muddiness. This is a tone built for long, melodic phrases where every note sings.
— Carlos Santana
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