DSP Rig
Pat Metheny Tone — Plugins & Amp Sims
Ibanez PM100 or ES-175-style archtop into a Roland GR-300 guitar synthesizer and clean amp. The tone is warm, round and rich — pure jazz archtop character. For fusion work, the Roland GR-300 adds orchestral textures behind the acoustic guitar tone. The pick is a pick but the touch is always light.
Pat Metheny's signature clean tone — built around Roland JC-120 voicings — can be replicated in the box using modern amp sim plugins and IR cab loaders. This page maps the full DSP signal chain: guitar sim → amp sim → FX → IR, so you can dial in that warm, lyrical character without physical gear.
Full DSP Chain
Est. £3,077Ibanez Pat Metheny PM100
$3,174
HX Stomp (Roland JC model)
≈ Roland JC-120
$697
Helix: Cosmos Chorus
Helix: Double Tank Reverb
York Audio TW 212 Mix Pack (IR)
≈ Fender Twin 2×12
$37
Hybrid Option
Est. £3,077Real guitar into a DSP amp chain — best of both worlds.
Ibanez Pat Metheny PM100
$3,174
HX Stomp (Roland JC model)
≈ Roland JC-120
$697
Helix: Cosmos Chorus
Helix: Double Tank Reverb
York Audio TW 212 Mix Pack (IR)
≈ Fender Twin 2×12
$37
Tone DNA
Gain Structure
clean
Amp References
Roland JC-120
Key FX
Chorus, Reverb
Tonal Character
warm, lyrical, expansive, chorus-enriched
Where to Buy
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