Tone library / Fall out boy / Sugar we're going down

Sugar we're going down amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV

The Fall out boy guitar tone for “Sugar we're going down”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, From Under the Cork Tree (2005) — main heavy rhythm riff/chorus

Original rig

Marshall JCM900 / Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier + Gibson Les Paul / Fender Telecaster Deluxe + Tube Screamer / clean boost

Punchy, saturated mid-2000s pop-punk crunch with thick low-mids and sharp upper-mid bite
Amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
BOOSToff
GAIN 2 BASS 6 MID 7 TREBLE 5 REVERB 0 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain2
Bass6
Mid7
Treble5
Reverb0
Master5
Don’t have a Fender Blues Junior IV? Match your own rig →
Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Boss DS-1 Distortion

Gain source — drives the clean Blues Jr platform

Tone 4 · Level 6 · Dist 6
Why these settings

The Fender Blues Junior IV is an American-voiced clean/blues platform that cannot reach modern pop-punk saturation on its own, so your owned DS-1 is set as the primary gain source while the amp gain stays down at 2 with FAT boost off to avoid double-gain muddiness. Mids on the amp are pushed to 7 with treble pulled back to 5 to tame Fender high-end sparkle and emulate the thicker Marshall/Mesa wall of sound. Verse clean: step on the DS-1 to bypass it and use the Blues Jr's clean chime.

PRO TIPFor the intro and verse pulse, use your right-hand palm to sharply mute between strums, and dig in hard near the bridge on your Les Paul humbucker during the chorus to get the signature aggressive percussive bite.

Get this tone on your amp

These settings are for a Fender Blues Junior IV. ToneAdapt matches any song to whatever amp, guitar and pedals you own — first match is free.

Get ToneAdapt on Google Play
More tones for the Fender Blues Junior IV
DespacitoLuis Fonsi & Daddy YankeeHoly Wars... The Punishment DueMegadethAnimal i have becomeThree days greceBack to the old houseMac DeMarcoI Hate Myself and Want to Die (2013 Mix)NirvanaI Wanna Be YoursArctic Monkeys
Find your amp
Browse
Fender Blues Junior IV settingsALL SONGS FOR THIS AMP Fall out boy tonesALL SONGS Epiphone Les Paul Classic 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.

Get ToneAdapt — first match free