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Girls, Girls, Girls amp settings — Peavey Blazer 150

The Mötley Crüe guitar tone for “Girls, Girls, Girls”, dialed in for a Peavey Blazer 150 with a Epiphone SG Standard. Studio version, Girls, Girls, Girls (1987)

Original rig

Marshall JCM800 2203 + Gibson Les Paul Custom (bridge humbucker) + Tube Screamer-style OD + Boss CE-3 Chorus

Thick, crunchy mid-forward rhythm with aggressive upper-mid bite and tight palm-mute definition

Amp settings — Peavey Blazer 150

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Treble	5
Reverb	1
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive

Primary gain source — amp stays clean to avoid double-gain mud

Drive 5 · Tone 6 · Level 7

02Behringer UM300 (Ultra Metal)

Stacked after SD-1 for additional saturation and mid-range bark — dial gain conservatively to retain clarity

Level 6 · Low 6 · Mid 7 · High 5 · Gain 4

03MXR Ten Band EQ

Shape final tone — boost 500Hz-1kHz for Marshall-style punch, tame extreme lows to prevent mud on solid-state amp

31.25Hz 4 · 62.5Hz 5 · 125Hz 5 · 250Hz 6 · 500Hz 7 · 1kHz 8 · 2kHz 7 · 4kHz 6 · 8kHz 5 · 16kHz 4

04Behringer NR300 Noise Reducer

Gate the stacked gain — set threshold to kill hiss without choking sustained notes

Threshold 5 · Decay 6

Why these settings

Peavey Blazer 150 is a solid-state combo with no mid control or presence — the MXR 10-band EQ compensates by sculpting Marshall-style upper-mid bite (1-2kHz) and taming the Peavey's inherent scooped voicing. Amp gain stays at 2 because the SD-1 and UM300 stack provides all saturation — double-gain from amp overdrive would create undefined mush. Your SG humbuckers match the Les Paul output, so no pickup compensation needed.

PRO TIPUse aggressive downstroke palm-muting on the low E string and mute the 6th string with your fret-hand thumb during the main riff — Mick's tone relies on percussive attack and string separation, not just gain.

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