Adam's Song amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

The blink-182 guitar tone for “Adam's Song”, dialed in for a Marshall MG30CFX with a Squier Bullet Stratocaster. Studio version, Enema of the State (1999) - Iconic clean intro/verse riff

Original rig

Tom DeLonge Signature Strat (Seymour Duncan Invader) / Fender Stratocaster -> Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier & Marshall JCM900 (clean/edge of breakup) blended by Jerry Finn

Warm, full clean tone with rounded top-end and prominent low-mids

Amp settings — Marshall MG30CFX

CHANNELClean

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	7
Mid	6
Treble	5
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The MG30CFX lacks a physical presence knob so that control is omitted. Because your Squier Strat has brighter single coils compared to the high-output Seymour Duncan Invader used by Tom DeLonge, the neck pickup with tone rolled back slightly warms up the attack, while bumping bass to 7 on the amp compensates for single-coil low-end roll-off. Keep the channel on Clean with low gain to prevent solid-state grit on the clean arpeggios.

PRO TIPPick the intro arpeggio right over the neck pickup using medium-firm downstrokes with a heavy pick (0.88mm+) to get the rounded, percussive warmth of the studio cut without string harshness.

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