When You Were Young
The Killers
Indie Rock / Alternative RockPatch Level: 75
Configuration Walkthrough
Follow each step to configure your GEM Box. Navigate manually with Prev / Next.
Expression pedal → delayFeedback
GEM BoX · Guitar Multi-Effects Processor
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PATCH LEVEL
“75”Set Module Selector to PATCH LEVEL, then rotate the VALUE knob until the display shows "75" (patch level 75). Range is 00-99.
Claude's Recommendations
- DRIVE: Tube Screamer (TS) at gain 18 — the research confirmed Keuning used Keeley-modded TS9s as his primary overdrive, pushing the Hiwatt and Hot Rod DeVille into breakup rather than using a standalone amp sim; TS type delivers the characteristic mid-forward, compressed crunch with individual string clarity intact.
- DELAY: Analog (A) at 340ms, feedback 4 — the research confirmed Keuning's primary delay was an Ibanez AD99 Analog Delay (Keeley-modded); 340ms is a dotted-eighth subdivision at 130–136 BPM, which creates the song's signature rhythmic galloping pulse; the analog type adds warm, naturally degrading repeats closer to the real AD99 character.
- NR/CAB: 4×12 Stack (S), NR 4 — corrected from 1×12; the research confirmed Keuning ran the Hiwatt Gilmour 100 into a Hiwatt SE4123 4×12 with Fane speakers as the dominant amp; the 4×12 cab sim captures the tighter, more authoritative low-end of that pairing.
- EQ: Low 5 (flat), Mid 7 (+6dB), High 7 (+6dB) — the Hiwatt's signature is tight midrange with full-range bandwidth, quite different from the thinner Vox chime used in the previous patch; mid boost is the most critical adjustment.
- EXPRESSION PEDAL → Delay Feedback: pull back for tight verse chord strums, push forward in the chorus to let the repeats bloom and build the stadium wall-of-sound; keep the delay wet/dry mix moderate — it should feel rhythmic, not washed out.