Mary amp settings — ORTEGA PTWO

The Alex G guitar tone for “Mary”, dialed in for a ORTEGA PTWO with a Jackson JS32 Dinky. Studio version, Beach Music (2015)

Original rig

Alex G typically uses a Fender Jazzmaster or similar offset guitar through clean/edge-of-breakup Fender-style amps with subtle room reverb and slapback delay — lo-fi indie aesthetic with warm, slightly compressed cleans

Warm, intimate lo-fi clean with subtle grit, midrange-focused with rolled-off highs, spacious but not washed out

Amp settings — ORTEGA PTWO

CHANNELClean (do not engage any drive/distortion modes)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	6
Mid	7
Treble	5
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The ORTEGA PTWO is a compact acoustic amp with limited gain staging — it stays clean which actually suits this lo-fi indie tone well. The Jackson's hot humbuckers are brighter and more aggressive than Alex G's single-coil offsets, so rolling the tone knob to 6 and using the neck pickup warms it up. Mid pushed to 7 compensates for the humbucker's natural mid-scoop versus single coils. Keep gain low at 3 for that intimate, slightly compressed clean.

PRO TIPPlay with a light touch near the neck pickup and let notes ring — Alex G's tone breathes from dynamics and space, not processing. If your Jackson has coil-split, engage it for closer single-coil character.

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