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"The Take Over, The Breaks Over" amp settings — Fender Frontman 10g

The Fall Out Boy guitar tone for “"The Take Over, The Breaks Over"”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 10g with a Corr M400. Studio version, Infinity on High (2007)

Original rig

Joe Trohman: Orange Rockerverb 100/Thunderverb 200 + Squier Telecaster signature (bridge humbucker). Patrick Stump: Orange Dual Dark 100 + Gretsch Stump-O-Matic. Pedals: Catalinbread Dirty Little Secret, Fuzzrocious Rat King, Boss OC-3

Chunky pop-punk rhythm with tight palm mutes, mid-forward crunch, controlled low-end, and aggressive pick attack
Amp settings — Fender Frontman 10g
CHANNELOverdrive ON
GAIN 7 BASS 4 TREBLE 7 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass4
Treble7
Master5
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Joyo Extreme Metal

Set amp gain to 0 and use pedal as primary distortion source. The Joyo Extreme Metal is voiced for scooped modern metal—pull back the Dist to 5 and boost Low sparingly to approximate the tighter Orange-style midrange punch. This pedal is gainier than ideal for pop-punk; keep Dist conservative.

Level 6 · Low 4 · High 6 · Dist 5
Why these settings

The Frontman 10G lacks a mid control and has a bright, thin voicing vs the warm, mid-heavy Orange amps on the original. Compensate by rolling treble back slightly from max and cutting bass to prevent mud through the small 6" speaker. The Joyo Extreme Metal is far more aggressive than the Dirty Little Secret boost used on the record—set Dist at 5 (not maxed) to avoid fizzy modern metal territory and keep the pop-punk articulation.

PRO TIPPalm mute aggressively right at the bridge saddles for that tight 'chug' on the verse riffs—Fall Out Boy's rhythm tone relies heavily on right-hand technique to stay percussive and not wash out into sustain.

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