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Comfortable liar amp settings — Glarry GA-20

The Chevel guitar tone for “Comfortable liar”, dialed in for a Glarry GA-20 with a Glarry Burning fire. Studio version, Wonder What's Next (2002)

Original rig

Mesa Boogie Mark IV head, PRS Custom 22/24 with humbuckers, tuned to Drop C#. No pedals in front — amp gain only. Recorded through Mesa 4x12 Rectifier cab.

Thick, mid-scooped modern rock crunch with tight low-end and aggressive pick attack. Compressed saturation, not fizzy — sits in the mix with punch.

Amp settings — Glarry GA-20

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	4
Treble	6
Master	6

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Guitar

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Why these settings

The Glarry GA-20 is a small solid-state practice amp with limited gain and no presence or reverb controls. The original Mark IV's high-gain channel cannot be replicated — this setting pushes the GA-20 toward its grittiest usable territory while keeping the low-end tight. Mid at 4 approximates the scooped-but-present character; treble at 6 adds bite without fizz through the small speaker. Rolling tone knob to 8 tames harsh highs the amp cannot smooth.

PRO TIPTune to Drop C# and use a heavy pick (1.0mm+) with aggressive downstrokes near the bridge — Chevelle's chunk comes from tight palm-muting technique as much as the amp. If the tone stays too clean, a Boss DS-1 or similar distortion pedal into this amp set near-clean would get you 80% of the way there.

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