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Mr. Brightside amp settings — borne STRIKE G30

The The Killers guitar tone for “Mr. Brightside”, dialed in for a borne STRIKE G30 with a Strinberg Les Paul Lps230. Studio version, Hot Fuss (2004) — iconic opening arpeggio and main riff

Original rig

Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 / Hiwatt Custom 100, Ibanez Destroyer 2459 (humbuckers), Ibanez TS9 / Boss DD-3 delay / light chorus

Bright, jangly edge-of-breakup chime with tight low-end and subtle short delay

Amp settings — borne STRIKE G30

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	7
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Digital Delay (e.g. Boss DD-3 or DD-8)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (set around 120-150ms slap/short repeat to fill the arpeggio space)

E.Level 4 · F.Back 3 · D.Time 4 · Mode 5

Why these settings

The Borne Strike G30 is a compact solid-state practice amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble, and Master controls (no built-in presence or reverb). Because your Strinberg LPS230 humbuckers are darker and higher output than a jangly single-coil or vintage PAF, keep treble pushed to 7 and bass restrained at 4 to maintain string separation across the fast arpeggio voicings without muddying out. The amp's clean channel pushed to gain 4 gives the essential edge-of-breakup snap without oversaturating the chord extensions. Chorus/solo section: dig in harder with pick attack and roll guitar volume to 10 for natural drive.

PRO TIPAnchor your fretting hand and keep your index finger barred or stable while moving only the ring and pinky fingers; pick strictly alternating close to the bridge for maximum percussive chime and clarity on the open D string.

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