Tone library / Chevelle / Comfortable Liar

Comfortable Liar amp settings — Rockville G-AMP 20WATT

The Chevelle guitar tone for “Comfortable Liar”, dialed in for a Rockville G-AMP 20WATT with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Wonder What's Next (2002)

Original rig

Mesa/Boogie Mark IV, PRS Custom 22 (humbuckers), Tech 21 SansAmp GT2 for saturation/edge

Thick, aggressive mid-forward crunch with loose low-end and controlled fizz — classic early 2000s alt-metal chunk

Amp settings — Rockville G-AMP 20WATT

CHANNELOverdrive/Distortion channel (highest gain channel available)

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

Don’t have a Rockville G-AMP 20WATT? See this song on other amps → Match your own rig →

Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Mark IV is mid-forward with tight gain staging — your Rockville solid-state will be looser and brighter by nature. I pushed mids to 7 to capture that nasal Mark-series bark, kept treble conservative at 5 to avoid fizz, and raised bass to 6 because Pete runs his Mark IV bass surprisingly high for that Recto-adjacent low-end thump. Without the SansAmp GT2 pedal, you lose some harmonic saturation — rolling tone knob to 7 tames the ice-pick highs the Ibanez bridge humbucker can produce.

PRO TIPPete uses a loose, almost sloppy palm-mute technique on the low strings — don't choke the mutes too tight or you'll kill the trademark Chevelle 'chunk'; let the notes breathe slightly before damping.

Get this tone on your amp

These settings are for a Rockville G-AMP 20WATT. ToneAdapt matches any song to whatever amp, guitar and pedals you own — first match is free.

Get ToneAdapt on Google Play

Find your amp

Browse

Comfortable Liar on other ampsSAME SONG, YOUR AMP Chevelle tonesALL SONGS Ibanez GIO GRG170DX tonesSAME GUITAR Tone libraryEVERYTHING

Song, artist and gear names are used to identify the tone being matched; ToneAdapt is not affiliated with or endorsed by the artists or manufacturers mentioned. Settings are AI-generated starting points — trust your ears.