Lemon Meringue Tie amp settings — Boss ME-80
The Dance Gavin Dance guitar tone for “Lemon Meringue Tie”, dialed in for a Boss ME-80 with a PRS SE Silver Sky. Studio version, Downtown Battle Mountain (2007)
Will Swan rig: Peavey 5150 / 6505 / Orange Rockerverb, Ibanez humbucker guitars, Tube Screamer boost, Boss DD delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 6 |
01ME-80 OD/DS (T-SCREAM)
Clean boost into preamp model
02ME-80 MOD (CHORUS)
Subtle movement for clean/tapping interludes
03ME-80 DELAY (ANALOG)
Set to rhythmic 8th notes
To compensate for the Silver Sky single coils vs. Will Swan's thick humbuckers, amp gain is set clean while the T-SCREAM block tightens attack without getting shrill. The bridge pickup tone knob is rolled back slightly to eliminate single-coil icepick while preserving mid cut.
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