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Apocalypse amp settings — Unbrand Tg-15

The Cigarettes After Sex guitar tone for “Apocalypse”, dialed in for a Unbrand Tg-15 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Apocalypse single (March 2017)

Original rig

Fender American Professional II Strat (neck pickup) → Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man → Fender '65 Twin Reverb Reissue

Whisper-clean ambient arpeggios with long analog delay wash

Amp settings — Unbrand Tg-15

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Mid	5
Treble	6
Reverb	8
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME4

Signal chain

01Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man (RECOMMENDED — not owned)

~600ms delay time, one repeat. Run direct into amp input. Critical for this tone — a Boss DD-3/DD-7 or any analog-voiced delay will substitute if set to 600ms with low repeats

Delay 6 · Feedback 2 · Blend 4

Why these settings

The Unbrand TG-15 is a small practice amp with limited headroom and EQ range compared to the Twin's 85-watt clean platform. Push reverb to 8 to compensate for the lack of spatial depth from the smaller cabinet. The Maxon OD808 is not used here — this tone is entirely clean. Without the Memory Man delay, the ambient wash that defines the track is missing; a digital delay substitute with 600ms and one repeat is essential.

PRO TIPArpeggiate the G-Em-C-D progression with thumb and index finger only, striking the strings extremely softly to let open strings sustain across chord changes — the attack dynamics matter as much as the delay wash.

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