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I Don't Wanna Be Me amp settings — Fender Ga-1065

The Type O Negative guitar tone for “I Don't Wanna Be Me”, dialed in for a Fender Ga-1065 with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Life Is Killing Me (2003) — Main Riff

Original rig

Fernandes Monterey Elite (Seymour Duncan bridge pickup) -> Ibanez TS9 -> A/DA MP-1 Preamp -> MosValve power amp -> Boss CE-2 Chorus -> Marshall 4x12 cab

Tight, saturated high-gain with chorus shimmer, articulate pick attack, slightly scooped mids, and singing sustain tuned to B standard

Amp settings — Fender Ga-1065

CHANNELNormal / CleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Mid	5
Treble	5
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss DS-1 Distortion

Primary gain source; Tone rolled back slightly to tame single-coil bite

Tone 4 · Level 7 · Dist 8

02Boss CE-2 Chorus

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds the signature lush Type O Negative chorus swirl

Rate 4 · Depth 6

Why these settings

Your DS-1 serves as the primary high-gain engine into the clean channel of the Fender GA-1065, preventing muddy double-gain stacking. Because the Stratocaster's single-coil bridge is naturally brighter and thinner than Kenny Hickey's humbucker in B standard tuning, keep the DS-1 Tone at 4 and guitar Tone at 8 while bumping amp Bass to 6. Adding an analog chorus pedal later will instantly nail the unmistakable metallic shimmer of this riff.

PRO TIPTune down to B-Standard (B-E-A-D-F#-B) with heavy gauge strings (at least 11s or 12s) and dig in hard with a thick, rigid pick right near the bridge saddles to get the tight, clanky percussive attack typical of Kenny Hickey's rhythm tracks.

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