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First Date guitar tone

blink-182 · Take off Your Pants and Jacket · 2001 · Alternative

Crunch

Main Riff

AmpMarshall JCM900
GuitarGibson SG
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN5.5
BASS5
MID5.5
TREBLE6
PRESENCE5
REVERB1

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 4.5 · Tone 6 · Level 7.5
    Pushes the amp's own breakup harder.

Big open chords, let them ring — the amp does the work.

Lead

Solo Boost

AmpMarshall JCM900
GuitarGibson SG
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN6.5
BASS5
MID6
TREBLE6
PRESENCE5
REVERB1

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 4.5 · Tone 6 · Level 7.5
    Pushes the amp's own breakup harder.
  2. MXR Carbon Copy delay
    Time 4.5 · Repeats 3 · Mix 3
    Kicks in for the solo — repeats tucked under the dry signal.

Lead variant: extra gain and mids to cut through, delay for width. Pick nearer the bridge and let bends sustain.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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