What happens when you take Steve Lukather’s REAL Bogner XTC amp settings and dial them directly into a Fractal FM9 Turbo?
In this video, I grabbed a photo of Luke’s actual Bogner Ecstasy (XTC), matched the controls exactly inside the Fractal model, and built a full Lukather-inspired tone from the ground up. Clean, overdrive, and soaring lead tones — all recreated using the real-world settings from one of the greatest session guitarists of all time.
You’ll hear the tones in isolation AND in a full mix inspired by the sound of Toto classics like Rosanna, Africa, Hold The Line, Pamela, I’ll Be Over You, Stop Loving You and Luke’s incredible solo work across decades of session recordings.
For this track I used my Sterling LUKE Purple Sparkle — an absolutely killer guitar that captures that Ernie Ball Music Man Luke feel and response — paired with the Fractal FM9 Turbo and the Bogner XTC model.
This isn’t guesswork.
This isn’t “close enough.”
This is: screenshot → dial → play → mix → test.
How close can we get to Steve Lukather’s Bogner tone inside the Fractal platform?
🎸 GEAR USED:– Fractal FM9 Turbo– Bogner XTC model– Sterling LUKE (Music Man design)– Studio mix demonstration
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If you’re into:• Steve Lukather tone• Bogner Ecstasy settings• Fractal FM9 / Axe-FX III tones• Music Man Luke guitars• Toto guitar sounds• Studio session rock tones
…you’re in the right place.
Have an awesome day 😊🙏
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TIMECODES:
00:00 Dialling in A Steve Lukather Tone Today
01:16 Photo Of Luke’s Actual Amp
01:49 Signal Chain For Rhythm Sound
07:47 Dynamic Tone
11:22 Clean Tone Settings
15:36 LUKE – Full Track
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