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Im still cheering for the 1980 U.S. hockey team amp settings — Boss ME-90

The Oakwood guitar tone for “Im still cheering for the 1980 U.S. hockey team”, dialed in for a Boss ME-90 with a Ibanez GRG121DX-BKF. Studio version, Summer EP (2015)

Original rig

Likely Fender Twin Reverb or similar clean Fender platform with overdrive pedal (TS-style or RAT), Fender Telecaster or similar bright single-coil guitar — typical Midwest emo/indie punk setup of the era. No verified rig documentation exists for this obscure Austin TX band.

Bright, jangly clean-edge crunch with aggressive pick attack, shimmery highs, tight midrange punch — Midwest emo twinkle meets punk energy

Amp settings — Boss ME-90

CHANNELJC CLEAN (JC-120 model) or CRUNCH (JCM800 model) — use JC CLEAN as base with OD block engagedBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	2

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01ME-90 OD/DS Block — TS (Tube Screamer model)

Enable OD/DS section, select TS type. This is your primary gain source — amp stays clean.

Drive 5 · Tone 6 · Level 7

02ME-90 MOD Block — CHORUS (CE-1 type)

Subtle shimmer on cleaner sections only — bypass during aggressive riffs

Rate 3 · Depth 2

03ME-90 DELAY Block — DIGITAL

Short slapback for depth, keep subtle

Time 3 · Feedback 2 · Level 2

Why these settings

Your Ibanez humbuckers are hotter and darker than the likely single-coils on the original. Compensated by pushing mid and treble +1 each vs a Tele baseline, keeping gain conservative at 5 on the TS model to avoid mud. The JC CLEAN amp model provides the clean Fender-ish platform this genre demands — the TS block adds all the grit.

PRO TIPDig in hard with downstrokes on the low strings and let the pick attack drive the aggression — this genre lives in the dynamics between clean shimmer and crunchy stabs, so vary your pick pressure rather than reaching for more gain.

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