The Rock Show amp settings — Peavy 158
The blink-182 guitar tone for “The Rock Show”, dialed in for a Peavy 158 with a BC S style. Studio album cut, Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001)
Fender Tom DeLonge Signature Stratocaster (Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker) -> Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier (Channel 3 Modern) + Marshall JCM900 blend
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 8 |
| Master | 5 |
The Peavey Rage 158's Lead channel provides plenty of solid-state saturation, but it has a looser bass response than DeLonge's cranked Rectifier/Marshall blend. To compensate, keep Bass at 6 to prevent speaker flub while pushing Mid to 7 and Treble to 8 to replicate the bright attack of a Seymour Duncan Invader. The Peavey 158 lacks presence and reverb controls, so those are omitted.
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