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I Don't Wanna Be Me amp settings — BLACKSTAR DEBUTE 15E

The Type O Negative guitar tone for “I Don't Wanna Be Me”, dialed in for a BLACKSTAR DEBUTE 15E with a Ibanez RG421AHM. Studio version, Life Is Killing Me (2003)

Original rig

Fernandes Monterey Elite with Sustainiac neck pickup and Seymour Duncan bridge humbucker → Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer → Boss CE-2 Chorus → A/DA MP-1 Preamp into MosValve power amp, 4x12 Marshall cab

Tight and saturated high-gain with chorus shimmer, slightly scooped mids, crisp attack, articulate despite low tuning, singing sustain

Amp settings — BLACKSTAR DEBUTE 15E

CHANNELOD2

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	4
Treble	7
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Debut 15E is a small practice amp with limited gain compared to the A/DA MP-1 rack preamp. OD2 is its highest-gain voice. Pushed gain to 8 to approach the saturated character but it won't fully replicate the compression and sustain of the original rack rig. Mids scooped slightly (-1 vs neutral) to match the Type O scoop, treble raised for articulation. The original used a TS9 as a boost and CE-2 chorus — without pedals you lose the tightening effect and shimmer. A Tube Screamer clone and any chorus pedal would get you significantly closer.

PRO TIPKenny tuned to B standard — if your RG is in E standard, the tone will feel thinner and less massive. Drop tuning at least a whole step and use the bridge humbucker's full output with a firm picking attack near the bridge to replicate the tight chunk.

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