Novocaine amp settings — HarleY benton Hb-20r
The Fall Out Boy guitar tone for “Novocaine”, dialed in for a HarleY benton Hb-20r with a Harley Hb st-20hss ca. Studio version, American Beauty/American Psycho (2015)
Pete Wentz signature Fender Precision Bass with Badass II bridge, likely DI blended with amp (touring rig uses Ampeg SVT-CL + 8x10). Producer Jake Sinclair at Infrasonic Studios — known for polished pop-punk DI bass tones with mild compression and mid presence. Pick attack, rounds.
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
The HB-20R is a small guitar practice amp repurposed for bass — it lacks the low-end extension and headroom of a bass amp, so keep bass conservative at 5 to avoid speaker flub. Mid pushed to 7 compensates for the amp's naturally thin voicing and replicates Wentz's cutting mid presence. The HSS config's bridge humbucker approximates P-bass aggression better than single coils would. No presence knob exists on this amp.
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