The Clique amp settings — fender 10G
The Number One Son guitar tone for “The Clique”, dialed in for a fender 10G with a fender black strat. Studio version, Majority of One album (2001)
Unverified — likely high-gain amp (Mesa Rectifier or Peavey 5150 style) with humbucker-equipped guitars, based on era and genre conventions
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 3 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Electro-Harmonix Metal Muff
This pedal IS your gain source. Top Boost engaged for cut. Scoop at 6 gives that nu-metal mid-dip.
The Fender 10G is a small practice amp with no overdrive channel — it cannot produce metal tones on its own. The Metal Muff must do ALL the gain work; amp is set to stay clean (gain at 2) and simply amplify the pedal's output. Bass is moderate at 4 because the 10G's small speaker will flub out with too much low-end. Treble at 5 compensates for the Strat's single coils being brighter than the humbuckers on the original.
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