I Don't Know Anything amp settings — Washburn wa15
The Mad Season guitar tone for “I Don't Know Anything”, dialed in for a Washburn wa15 with a Fender Jazzmaster. Studio version, Above (1995) — main heavy harmonic riff
1959 Fender Stratocaster / Gibson Les Paul into Marshall JCM800 / 1959 Super Lead with Marshall Guv'nor / Ibanez TS9 and Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 6 |
01M-Vave Blackbox (Amp Model: British JCM800 High Gain)
Set as primary amp/drive model into the front of the clean Washburn WA15
02M-Vave Blackbox (Overdrive Block: TS Drive Boost)
Placed before the amp block to tighten the low end for natural harmonics
Because the solid-state Washburn WA15 has minimal preamp crunch and a small speaker, the M-Vave Blackbox is loaded with a JCM800-style high-gain amp model as the primary gain source while keeping the WA15 clean at gain 2. The Jazzmaster's wide single-coil bridge pickup provides excellent top-end cut for the song's signature natural harmonics, but rolling the guitar tone knob back to 8 tames any piercing high-end fizz on the small practice amp.
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