Strangers amp settings — Marshall MG15FX
The Trueblood guitar tone for “Strangers”, dialed in for a Marshall MG15FX with a Henry's Stratocaster. Studio version, 'Strangers' single (May 2025), Mercury Records
Ibanez RGA42FM (humbucker-equipped superstrat) through high-gain amplification — specific amp unverified but tone suggests modern high-gain voicing (Mesa/5150-style saturation based on genre context)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Boss SD-1 or Tube Screamer clone
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Used as a boost to tighten low-end and add mid-focus, compensating for Strat single coils lacking humbucker punch. Run into amp's OD channel.
The MG15FX's OD channel is solid-state and voiced brighter than the original's likely tube high-gain setup. Your Strat's single coils are significantly lower output and brighter than Dylan's Ibanez humbuckers, so I backed off treble by 1 and kept mids at 4 rather than scooping further — single coils already lack the low-mid thickness humbuckers provide. Without a boost pedal, you'll get close but the tone will be thinner and less compressed; an SD-1 style pedal ($30-50 used) would bridge 80% of that gap.
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