My Own Worst Enemy amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Hotel Etiquette guitar tone for “My Own Worst Enemy”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Kowe Gitar Kita Stratocaster HSS. Studio version, A Place in the Sun (1999) — Lit, not Hotel Etiquette
Marshall JCM800, Gibson Les Paul Standard, Boss DS-1 Distortion, bridge pickup, Eb standard tuning
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Drive (DS-1 style distortion)
Primary gain source — amp stays clean to avoid mud
02EQ
Optional — use to push mids further if the drive pedal sounds scooped
The original uses a Marshall JCM800's mid-forward voicing with a DS-1 for gain staging. Your Blues Junior is naturally scooped with a bright Fender treble shelf, so I pushed mids to 7 (vs original's 4-6) and cut treble to 5 to compensate. The DS-1-style drive pedal is the gain source — the amp's gain stays at 3 to keep it as a clean platform, preventing double-gain mud. Your HSS Strat's bridge humbucker gets you closer to the Les Paul's output than a single coil would.
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