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Dont look back into the sun amp settings — Max music Idk

The Libertines guitar tone for “Dont look back into the sun”, dialed in for a Max music Idk with a Max music Modern. Studio single version, Rough Trade 2003, produced by Bernard Butler

Original rig

Carl Barât: Vox AC30 + Gibson Melody Maker (P-90). Pete Doherty: Marshall JTM45/1974X + Epiphone Coronet (single P-90). No dirt pedals — amp distortion only, MXR Dynacomp for boost on solos.

Raucous jangly garage rock with gritty midrange bite, lo-fi energy, trebly P-90 snarl into breaking-up tube amps

Amp settings — Max music Idk

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Your Max Music amp is an unknown budget solid-state unit, so it will lack the natural compression and harmonic breakup of the original Vox/Marshall tube amps. I've pushed mids to 7 and treble to 7 to compensate for the likely scooped, sterile voicing of entry-level amps. Gain at 6 approximates the crunchy-but-not-saturated Libertines tone. Your Max Music Modern guitar likely has humbuckers rather than the original P-90s, so the tone knob is rolled to 7 to remove some of the inherent darkness and get closer to that trebly snarl.

PRO TIPThe Libertines' sloppiness is intentional — dig in hard with your pick near the bridge for that aggressive attack, and don't worry about precision. The original recordings are raw and lo-fi; embrace the chaos. If your amp sounds too clean, pick harder and consider a cheap Electro-Harmonix Big Muff or Boss SD-1 to add grit.

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