Santana
Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas) guitar tone settings.
Supernatural (Legacy Edition) · 1999 · Rock
Explore Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas) by Santana: an example rig, amp settings and playing tips. Adapt the reference to your own supported gear with Amper.
Artwork unavailableLead guitar
Prominent, smooth lead with a short echo.
In your hands
Keep fills concise and let sustained endings decay naturally.
Evidence and sources
Amper practice recreation for the named guitar part or arrangement. Gain, EQ, pickup and effect choices are authored starting points, not documented artist settings or a verified recording rig. No track-specific recording evidence is claimed for this profile. Listening validation on physical gear is pending.
An authored example rig, not your matched settings or a documented artist preset.
guitar · PRS
SE Custom 24
3-way bladeWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
VolumeWhy this setting?
Set pickup output here. Both volumes stay available so the middle selector position is not accidentally muted.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Guitar output.
ToneWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Treble roll-off.
Tone push/pullWhy this setting?
Keep the tone pot pushed. Selector labels below refer to full humbuckers; split-coil use is not assumed.
pedal · BOSS
DD-8 Digital Delay
E.LevelWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Effect level; mode-dependent.
FeedbackWhy this setting?
Begin with restrained repeats; reduce if echoes build up.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Repeat regeneration; mode-dependent.
TimeWhy this setting?
Approximate knob travel only, not milliseconds. Adjust timing to the phrase by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Delay time; range depends on mode and tap division.
ModeWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
CarryoverWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Pedal switchWhy this setting?
Use a normal short press; check the indicator. Do not hold for tap, looping or special gestures.
Effect switching, tap tempo, Warp/GLT gestures or looper transport depend on mode.
Use mono INPUT A and OUTPUT A, Standard mode, and the ordinary effect on/off press. Match delay timing by ear; do not use Loop, Warp or GLT for this plan.
amp · Mesa/Boogie
Dual Rectifier Multi-Watt
Rear channel selectorWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
CH2 modeWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
CH2 GainWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Channel preamp drive.
CH2 TrebleWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Channel high EQ.
CH2 MidWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Channel middle EQ.
CH2 BassWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Channel low EQ.
CH2 PresenceWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Channel high response; behavior depends on selected mode.
CH2 MasterWhy this setting?
Start with output at minimum, then raise toward this low starting position to suit your room; knob position is not loudness.
Normalized knob travel 0-10. Channel output.
CH2 Multi-WattWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
CH2 Rectifier SelectWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Loop AssignWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Main Power voicingWhy this setting?
Editorial starting point, not a measured reproduction. Compare at equal listening volume and adjust by ear.
Select the indicated channel on the rear selector, not FTSW. Use Loop Bypass and connect pedals to the front input. Output and Solo are inactive: begin with the active channel Master fully down and raise it cautiously. Only the selected channel settings are shown.
Know the limits
- Editorial recreation; these settings have not been listening-tested on your setup.
- Pickup output, speakers, room, and studio layering remain differences; the numeric mapping is not an acoustic calibration.
- This plan uses full humbuckers; a single-coil reference remains a pickup-type compromise.
- The song profile has no exact delay time, subdivision or repeat count. Delay settings are approximate and need adjustment by ear.
- Rectifier channel/mode, EQ and presence interact; these positions are a starting point, not a calibrated match.
- The displayed chain uses the amp input. Delay/reverb before an overdriven preamp will sound different from a post-drive studio effect; start with a low mix.
These are Amper recreation settings, not the artist’s exact knob positions. The example rig translates this named part’s stored gain, EQ, pickup and effect targets into verified hardware controls. Amper practice recreation for the named guitar part or arrangement. Gain, EQ, pickup and effect choices are authored starting points, not documented artist settings or a verified recording rig. No track-specific recording evidence is claimed for this profile. Listening validation on physical gear is pending.