Gnaw amp settings — Deviser Sg-15
The Alex G guitar tone for “Gnaw”, dialed in for a Deviser Sg-15 with a Sqoe SEIB-300. Studio album cut, Race (2010) — iconic opening acoustic/lo-fi electric layered clean track
Fender acoustic / cheap electric tracked directly and through small practice amp (Fender/Squier) with built-in mic compression into GarageBand
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 6 |
The Deviser SG-15 is an entry-level solid-state practice amp with a simple 3-band EQ and no presence control, so presence is nulled. Alex G's early lo-fi sound relies on tame highs and round mid-range, so treble is pulled back to 4 and guitar tone to 7 to prevent the harsh top-end typical of small practice speakers. Gain is kept low at 3 on the clean channel to preserve raw dynamic clarity without fizzy solid-state clipping.
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