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Graduate guitar tone

Third Eye Blind · Third Eye Blind · 1997 · Alternative

Crunch

Main Riff

AmpOrange Rockerverb
GuitarGibson SG
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN6.5
BASS5.5
MID5
TREBLE6.5
PRESENCE5
REVERB1.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 3 · Tone 4.5 · Level 6
    Pushes the amp's own breakup harder.

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

Lead

Solo Boost

AmpOrange Rockerverb
GuitarGibson SG
PickupBridge humbucker
GAIN7.5
BASS5.5
MID5.5
TREBLE6.5
PRESENCE5
REVERB1.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer overdrive
    Drive 3 · Tone 4.5 · Level 6
    Pushes the amp's own breakup harder.
  2. MXR Carbon Copy delay
    Time 3.5 · 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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