Holiday amp settings — Boss ME-90
The The Get Up Kids guitar tone for “Holiday”, dialed in for a Boss ME-90 with a FENDER JAPAN Hybrid ii Telecaster. Studio version, Something to Write Home About (1999)
Marshall JCM800 2203 / Mesa Dual Rectifier, Gibson Les Paul / Fender Telecaster, Boss BD-2 / Ibanez TS9 boost
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Presence | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01OD/DS (T-SCREAM block)
Used as a tight mid boost into the BRIT STACK amp model
02REVERB (ROOM block)
Subtle room ambience matching the studio track
The BRIT STACK model provides the JCM800 crunch foundation heard on the album. Because single-coil Telecaster pickups have a sharper top end and lower output than the humbuckers often used on the record, the TS-style boost adds essential lower-mid body while the guitar tone knob is pulled to 9 to prevent harshness.
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