Keith Richards Mk I settings?

[rw4951]

I had copied a post from a forum a few years ago that purported to have Keith's typical settings for his Mk I. It had the volume and tone stack settings as well as some very unsusual GEQ settings. I've searched and searched, and I can't find my hard copies or the original forum post anywhere. Can anybody here help? Thanks!

 

[rw4951]

Did some more searching and found the settings, which I copied from a post on an unknown forum back in 2013. Here they are for anybody who’s chasing Keith Mark I tone:

Bbender75:
as a reference point, use below settings. As you can see, he uses some very unique settings for bass and mids and balance them later with the graphic EQ.

- input 1
- vol 1: 5
- vol 2: 7
- master: 3.5
- treble: 6.5
- bass: 5.5
- middle: 0.5
- EQ in

80 Hz: 25% (half way between center line and all down)
240 Hz: 25%
750 Hz: 100% (all the way up)
2200 Hz: 50% (center line)
6600 Hz: 25%

Keith set the Boogie to 60 watt mode and plugged the 8 ohm speaker into the 4 ohm jack.

Best of luck!

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Daniel

 

[mark1406]

Did some more searching and found the settings, which I copied from a post on an unknown forum back in 2013. Here they are for anybody who’s chasing Keith Mark I tone:

Keith didn’t use Boogie amps for very long. Wiki has Keith using them from 77 to 93. 16 years is a long time.

 

[rw4951]

Keith didn’t use Boogie amps for very long. Wiki has Keith using them from 77 to 93. 16 years is a long time.

I’m primarily focused on Some Girls/Emotional Resuce tones. Thought I remember him using his main Mk I live up through the Expensive Winos. What’s your source? I’m interested in learning more…

 

[mark1406]

I’m primarily focused on Some Girls/Emotional Resuce tones. Thought I remember him using his main Mk I live up through the Expensive Winos. What’s your source? I’m interested in learning more…

I started out thinking Boogie were used briefly and I saw a mention in Wiki and gear sites and he used them for 16 years. I typically, remember Keith using an Ampeg VT-40. I had one for a while and they do the Mick Taylor era quite well.

I didn’t follow them after Tatoo You, so I wasn’t sure what he used. I saw a rig review where Keith was using a high power Tweed Twin and an old Marshall. He has used small amps in the studios too.

Regards

Mark

 

[domct203]

He used (or used to) a Tweed Champ a lot in the studio.

Dom

 

[Kirkd777]

I’m primarily focused on Some Girls/Emotional Resuce tones. Thought I remember him using his main Mk I live up through the Expensive Winos. What’s your source? I’m interested in learning more…

If you look at the '81 Stones tour photos, you will see Mesa 4x12s. I wonder what heads he was using?

And the late 70s/early 80s Stones sounds are what I'm looking for as well.

 

[Kirkd777]

I started out thinking Boogie were used briefly and I saw a mention in Wiki and gear sites and he used them for 16 years. I typically, remember Keith using an Ampeg VT-40. I had one for a while and they do the Mick Taylor era quite well.

I didn’t follow them after Tatoo You, so I wasn’t sure what he used. I saw a rig review where Keith was using a high power Tweed Twin and an old Marshall. He has used small amps in the studios too.

Regards

Mark

He started using the Boogie with the Ampegs on the '75 tour I think. Certainly, the El Macombo shows and you can see them clearly on the '78 Tour. In '81 pictures all you can see are Mesa 4x12 cabs. No info out there either. In '89, he mixed the Marshall and Fenders. After that, he went to all Fenders. Which I think gave him too clean of a tone. Really doesn't work on some songs like Start Me Up. No balls.


I'm assuming this was a loud club show. Haha.

 

[mnb]

Ronnie Wood used Boogies as well. Randall Smith is telling life stories (not just about the industry) on his YouTube channel now and mentioned one experience at a Stone's Gig. Ronnie said he wished he could get more mids out of the amp and Randall, who happened to be there, walked up, looked at the amp, saw the mid knob was at 0, turned it up and Ronnie got all excited about that "that cat" just did. Classic.