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Sloe Gin

Joe Bonamassa
Sloe Gin · 2007

Sloe Gin features Bonamassa's signature blues-rock lead tone: a vintage Les Paul through a Marshall and Dumble blend that produces a thick, creamy sustain with singing upper harmonics. The tone is rich and saturated but never loses note definition. Bonamassa's precise vibrato and dynamic control bring each note to life with an expressiveness that bridges classic Clapton-era blues with modern production values.

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Settings for
HelixQCTONEXFractalKemperKatanaPedalboard
Signal path · input → output · 9 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard (1959)
Pickups
HH
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Volume Pedal
Deluxe Comp
Scream 808
Cartographer
4x12 Greenback 25
Transistor Tape
Dynamic Plate
Tilt
Volume Pedal
← Volume pedal
Volume/Pan
Pedal
100%
Deluxe Comp
← Studio compressor
Dynamics
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
38s
Release
200s
Mix
50
Level
2dB
Scream 808
← Ibanez TS808 (always-on boost)
Distortion
Drive
3
Tone
5.5
Level
7
Cartographer
← Dumble Overdrive Special
Amp
Drive
6
Bass
5
Mid
6
Treble
6
Presence
5.5
ChVol
7
Master
10
Bias
5.5
BiasX
5
Sag
5.5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
4x12 Greenback 25
← Marshall 4x12 Greenback
Cab
LowCut19.9Hz
HighCut20100Hz
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Transistor Tape
← Analog delay (subtle)
Delay
Time
250ms
Feedback
20
Mix
15
WowFlutter
0.3
Headroom
0.2
Spread
0.3
Scale
1
SyncSelect1
0
Level
0
Dynamic Plate
← Studio plate
Dynamics
LowCut130Hz
HighCut8500Hz
Mix
20
Decay
1.8s
Level
0
PreDelay
40ms
BassFreq
100
BassBoost
0
VarDelayAmpl
0.6
Damping
4500
MatrFreq
0.3
Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
EQ
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0

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Sloe Gin features Bonamassa's signature blues-rock lead tone: a vintage Les Paul through a Marshall and Dumble blend that produces a thick, creamy sustain with singing upper harmonics. The tone is rich and saturated but never loses note definition. Bonamassa's precise vibrato and dynamic control bring each note to life with an expressiveness that bridges classic Clapton-era blues with modern production values.
— Joe Bonamassa
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