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Say It Ain't So (2024 Remaster) amp settings — Bugera V22 infinium

The Weezer guitar tone for “Say It Ain't So (2024 Remaster)”, dialed in for a Bugera V22 infinium with a Gibson SG Modern. Studio version, Blue Album (1994) — 2024 Remaster references original session gear; matching the iconic clean arpeggiated riff (the part the song is famous for)

Original rig

Fender Twin Reverb, Gibson Les Paul Standard, no pedals on clean section — pure amp tone with spring reverb

Glassy, chimey clean with subtle spring reverb — warm but articulate, slight compression from tube saturation at low gain

Amp settings — Bugera V22 infinium

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Original uses a scooped Fender Twin Reverb. The Bugera V22 is a Fender-style EL84 amp but warmer and less scooped than a Twin — mid raised +1 from original (6 vs 7) is unnecessary here; kept mid at 6 because the V22 already has stronger mids than the Twin. Treble dropped from 6.5 to 5 because the V22's treble is more forward than the Twin's shelf. Gain at 2 preserves the glassy clean — the V22 breaks up earlier than a Twin so stay conservative. The V22 has no presence knob.

PRO TIPRoll your SG's neck tone knob to 7 to tame the 490R pickup's upper-mid honk and get closer to the rounder Les Paul neck tone on the original — the SG's thinner body makes the neck pickup brighter than a Les Paul's.

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