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I just saw an article on the Gibson website and would like to get some feedback/suggestions from other forum members on getting the Billy Gibbons Classic tone from using a Metro 12,000 amplifier.

Volume 7
Volume II 2
Bass 1
Mid 10
Treble 9
Presence 2

Thank you very much in advance for your replies.

http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/F ... -0628.aspx

Those settings look like a great staring point.

I would definitely dime the middle control. Start with Presence, Bass and Treble on 5. Raise Volume 1 until the gain comes on. There should be a "bark" in the tone, but not so gainy that you lose the low "thunk" on wound strings.
Depending on speakers, cab, guitar etc I tend to lower the presence and treble a little. Bass I start at zero and bring it up until it gets woofy, then back it off a bit.

Hope that helps.

george

George,

Thank you very much for the reply. I can't even start to share with you how much I love the 12000 series amplifier you built for me. I also appreciate all of your feedback on this forum. I have learned so much over the past few years from you and other forum members. Again, thank you. I hope all is going well with you.

Rig Rundown - ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6DrxfrbbF8.
Detailed settings for JMP-1 preamp, there's also a glimpse at the Mojave Scorpion, you might have to take a snap shot from a video as it's shown only for a few seconds.

On a related note, I came across this interesting topic about ZZ Top's recording tidbits: http://web.archive.org/web/201101232151 ... 849/0/0/0/.