Dammit amp settings — Crate 1000

The blink-182 guitar tone for “Dammit”, dialed in for a Crate 1000 with a Fender American Ultra Stratocaster. Studio version, Dude Ranch (1997) — main riff / full-band power chords

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier, Gibson Les Paul Standard with Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB humbucker

Aggressive scooped mid-gain crunch with tight low end and sizzling highs — classic late-90s pop-punk

Amp settings — Crate 1000

CHANNELHigh Gain / Lead ChannelBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	7
Mid	4
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE9 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Because the Crate 1000 is an unrecognized solid-state amplifier model, knob names may vary on your faceplate, so non-standard controls are omitted. To compensate for the Stratocaster's single-coil bridge pickup versus Tom DeLonge's hot Seymour Duncan JB humbucker, bump bass to 7 and roll the guitar tone knob slightly back to 9 to prevent excessive ice-pick highs. Keep the mids moderately scooped around 4 to capture the classic 90s Rectifier punch.

PRO TIPPick aggressively with thick downstrokes right near the bridge saddles using a 0.88mm to 1.0mm pick to get the signature percussive pop-punk attack.

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