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Cork Tree Rectifier Stack — Stump Chords & Trohman Counterline
Patrick Stump and Joe Trohman constructed complementary guitar parts rather than relying on one continuous wall of identical power chords. Both players were associated with Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers and Mesa cabinets during this period, but the exact guitars and amplifier controls for the master are not publicly documented, so these settings are approximated. Source: Song Exploder’s Fall Out Boy episode (2025) and Ultimate Guitar’s period gear archive.
Signal Chain
Humbucker-equipped electric guitar, exact studio model undocumented→Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier→Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12→Double-Tracked Rhythm→Output
GuitarHumbucker-equipped electric guitar, exact studio model undocumented
Tone
9
PickupBridge
TuningDrop D
Volume
10
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Bass
5
Gain
6
Mids
7
Master
7
Treble
6
ChannelOrange
Presence
5
Cab / IRMesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12
MicSM57-style dynamic plus ribbon
Mic PositionDynamic at cap edge; ribbon off-axis
EffectDouble-Tracked Rhythm
PanHard left and right
Layers2
Tightness9
Notes
Keep Patrick’s rhythm broad and centred in the mids. Joe’s answering part should be brighter and slightly narrower so the two tracks remain distinguishable.
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