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I'm Low on Gas and You Need a Jacket (Alternate Mix) Guitar Tone Settings
Pierce the Veil · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Blacktop Jaguar HH
Pickups
Fender Blacktop Hot Humbuckers (stock, high-output humbuckers)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'Collide With The Sky' (2012); gear confirmed for album era but not 100% for this specific track; no direct studio photo for this song, but all evidence points to this setup for main riff sections.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass5.5
Gain8
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer · overdrive
- Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor · noise_gate
- Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner · other
Fender Blacktop Jaguar HH → Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer → Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor → Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (hall reverb on amp)
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Tone Character
- saturated and aggressive
- tight and percussive
- articulate pick attack
- mid-scooped but present
- crisp high-end definition
- dynamic palm muting
- controlled feedback
- slight ambient reverb tail
- modern post-hardcore clarity