What's My Age Again? amp settings — Harley Benton Br40
The blink-182 guitar tone for “What's My Age Again?”, dialed in for a Harley Benton Br40 with a Harley Benton Warlock. Studio version, Enema of the State (1999)
Fender Tom DeLonge Stratocaster (Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker) -> Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier blended with Marshall JCM900 (Jerry Finn production)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Harley Benton British TrueTone
Gain source — amp kept clean to prevent muddy double-gain
Tom DeLonge's signature sound relied on a high-output bridge humbucker pushing a high-gain Mesa/Marshall wall of sound. Since your HB-40R is a small solid-state practice amp with limited natural saturation, the British TrueTone pedal serves as the primary gain stage with its Voice knob pushed to emulate cranked Marshall upper-mid bark. Keep the amp on its clean channel with gain low to avoid harsh, stacked solid-state clipping. Intro arpeggios: pick firmly near the bridge on the same settings or roll guitar volume back slightly to 8.
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