What Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier settings are best for Punk?

Across 7 famous punk recordings: gain 5.5, bass 5.5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 6 (out of 10). Fine-tune per song.

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Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier settings for punk

For punk, a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier starts around gain 5.5, bass 5.5, mid 6, treble 6.5, presence 6 (out of 10) — averaged across 7 famous punk recordings made on one. Use these as a starting point, then let GuitarToneAdapt re-dial the exact tone for the guitar, pickups and amp you actually own.

Punk starting point

Gain

5.5

Bass

5.5

Mid

Treble

6.5

Presence

Reverb

1.5

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7 famous punk tones on a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

Dammitblink-182 · punkgain 8.5 · treb 7
bass 5.5 · mid 6.5 Stay Together for the Kidsblink-182 · punkgain 8 · treb 6.5
bass 6.5 · mid 5 First Dateblink-182 · punkgain 7.5 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 6 That's What You GetParamore · pop-punkgain 6 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 6 Still Into YouParamore · pop-punkgain 5 · treb 6.5
bass 5 · mid 6 Ain’t It FunParamore · pop-punkgain 3 · treb 6
bass 5.5 · mid 6 Stay Together for the Kidsblink-182 · punkgain 0 · treb 7
bass 6 · mid 5.5

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Settings are community-researched estimates averaged across punk recordings, adapted to your gear by GuitarToneAdapt. Best amp settings for punk · All tones