New Perspective amp settings — Cort CM30R
The Panic! At the Disco guitar tone for “New Perspective”, dialed in for a Cort CM30R with a Cort X100. Studio version, Jennifer's Body Soundtrack (2009)
Gibson Les Paul / Fender Telecaster into Marshall JCM800 & Vox AC30 / Fender blend (produced with John Feldmann)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
The Cort CM30R overdrive channel provides the necessary crunch for this pop-punk track without needing external pedals. Setting the mid and treble to 7 injects the crisp British-style upper-mid bite of the original studio Marshall/Vox blend, while keeping bass around 5 prevents the 8-inch speaker from muddying during fast palm-muted power chords. The Cort X100 humbuckers deliver plenty of output, so gain at 6 hits the right saturation level without descending into fizzy high-gain. Clean intro/verse sections: roll the guitar volume back to 5-6 rather than switching channels.
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