Dearest (I'm so Sorry) amp settings — Zoom G2X FOUR
The Picture Me Broken guitar tone for “Dearest (I'm so Sorry)”, dialed in for a Zoom G2X FOUR with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, Wide Awake EP (2010)
Likely Mesa Boogie or Marshall-style high-gain amp with humbucker-equipped guitar (specific gear unverified due to limited documentation)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 1 |
| Master | 7 |
01Zoom G2X FOUR Onboard TS Drive (Tube Screamer model)
Use as a boost to tighten low-end and add mid-push into the amp model — essential for single-coil compensation
02Zoom G2X FOUR Onboard Noise Gate
Tightens palm mutes and reduces single-coil hum at high gain
Your Squier Strat's single-coil bridge pickup is brighter and lower-output than the humbuckers likely used on the original, so I pushed mids +1 and rolled treble back slightly to avoid ice-pick highs. The onboard TS Drive is critical here — it compensates for the single-coil's thinner low-end and pushes the amp model into tighter saturation territory. Bass is set conservatively at 4 to prevent flub on palm mutes.
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