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What's my age again amp settings — Mooer Hornet 15i

The Blink-182 guitar tone for “What's my age again”, dialed in for a Mooer Hornet 15i with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, Enema of the State (1999) — main distorted riff/chorus

Original rig

Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster (Seymour Duncan Invader humbucker) into blended Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier and Marshall JCM900 (produced by Jerry Finn)

Aggressive, high-gain late-90s pop-punk crunch with punchy lows and clear top-end bite
Amp settings — Mooer Hornet 15i
CHANNELClean 1 (Fender Clean model)BRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 2 BASS 6 MID 5 TREBLE 6 REVERB 1 MASTER 6
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain2
Bass6
Mid5
Treble6
Reverb1
Master6
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Boss DS-1 Distortion

Direct into amp input

Tone 4 · Level 7 · Dist 7
Why these settings

Because the Boss DS-1 provides the primary high-gain crunch, the Mooer Hornet 15i is set to its cleanest channel with amp gain parked low at 2 to avoid muddy double-gain stacking. The DS-1 Tone knob is dialed back to 4 to round off the sharp single-coil bridge bite on your Affinity Strat, compensating for Tom DeLonge's thicker high-output Invader humbucker. For the clean arpeggiated intro/verse, simply bypass the DS-1 pedal.

PRO TIPPlay the distorted rhythm parts with aggressive, consistent downstrokes right next to the bridge saddles to capture the tight, percussive attack of Jerry Finn's production.

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