Disappearing Boy amp settings — Fender Rumble 100
The Green Day guitar tone for “Disappearing Boy”, dialed in for a Fender Rumble 100 with a Epiphone Les Paul Vintage Edition. Studio version, 39/Smooth (1990)
Fernandes 'Blue' Stratocaster (bridge humbucker) into a Marshall 100W head (cranked tube preamp/power section)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss DS-1 Distortion
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (leave Octave Fuzz bypassed as it is too chaotic for this tight crunch)
The Fender Rumble 100 is a bass amplifier lacking a dedicated guitar lead gain stage, so amp gain is kept low at 2 with the overdrive button off to serve as a clean platform. To compensate for the bass amp's deep low-end voicing, bass is rolled back to 4 while High Mid and Treble are pushed to replicate the bite of a cranked Marshall. Your Les Paul humbuckers provide the right punch into a recommended classic distortion pedal.
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