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Zero amp settings — Glarry GA-20

The Imagine Dragons guitar tone for “Zero”, dialed in for a Glarry GA-20 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Origins (2018) / Mercury Tour live rig (main riff and chorus crunch)

Original rig

Wayne Sermon: Custom Fender Telecaster Deluxe (bridge humbucker) -> Fulltone OCD v2 / Fractal Axe-Fx III -> Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier 2x12 Combo (Channel 2, Modern crunch)

Aggressive, punchy modern alt-rock high-gain riff with tight low-end and compressed attack
Amp settings — Glarry GA-20
CHANNELDrive (Gain switch engaged)
GAIN 7 BASS 6 MID 4 TREBLE 6 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain7
Bass6
Mid4
Treble6
Master5
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Fulltone OCD (or quality OD/distortion)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; with pedal, run into Clean channel at gain 2

Drive 7 · Tone 5 · Volume 6
Why these settings

The Glarry GA-20 is a small practice amp lacking dedicated presence or reverb knobs, so the built-in Drive switch is pushed to 7 to provide the necessary modern saturation without turning completely to mush on an 8-inch speaker. On a Player Strat with single coils, you will get brighter, thinner attack than Wayne Sermon's bridge humbucker, so mids are dropped slightly while treble is dialed back to 6 to combat harsh fizz. A dedicated overdrive/distortion pedal will dramatically thicken the punch once acquired.

PRO TIPPick aggressively with a heavy plectrum right next to the bridge saddles and mute the chugging eighth notes tightly with your palm to keep the low end punchy and stop the small speaker from flubbing out.

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