Say it aint so amp settings — Orange Crush 12
The Weezer guitar tone for “Say it aint so”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 12 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version, Weezer (Blue Album, 1994) — famous heavy chorus wall-of-sound rhythm guitar
Rivers Cuomo 'Warmoth' Strat copy (Seymour Duncan bridge humbucker) -> Marshall 30th Anniversary 6100 LM head / Mesa Boogie Mark IV -> Marshall 4x12 cab
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 5 |
The Orange Crush 12 has a thick, naturally warm low-mid voicing that fits the Blue Album tone well, but requires keeping the Bass at 5 to prevent the small 6-inch speaker from muddying up. Mid is pushed to 7 to replicate the aggressive Marshall crunch punch, while Treble is set conservatively at 5 to avoid harsh solid-state fizz. Note that the Crush 12 faceplate only features Gain, Overdrive, Bass, Middle, Treble, and Volume (no Presence or onboard Reverb controls).
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