Numbers match the 0 to 10 scale printed on the amp in Amp Designer.
First on the pedalboard. Values as GarageBand shows them when you adjust each control on the pedal.
Place it to the right of Heavenly Chorus, so the chorused signal feeds the echo. Values as GarageBand shows them on the pedal.
The real rig behind this tone
Everything on the card above is our own GarageBand recreation, not a set of documented studio settings. Here is what is actually known about how the original was made.
Track five on Olivia Rodrigo's third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, released on 12 June 2026. Rodrigo wrote it with Dan Nigro, who also produced it.
The credits list Sam Stewart on guitar, and Dan Nigro on acoustic guitar and bass. Sterling Laws plays drums, and Ben Romans plays a Yamaha CP-70 electric grand and piano. The credits do not say which guitars or amps were used.
Critics have described the song as jangle pop and dream pop with a goth rock edge. NPR's Hazel Cills compared its dream pop soundscape to the Cure's most romantic songs. Reviews of the album compared its production to New Order, the Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Alvvays.
What is not documented
- Which guitar, pickup position and amplifier Sam Stewart used on the song.
- Where the chorus and echo came from, whether pedals, amp or mix, and at what settings.
- Any amp knob positions. None of the numbers on this card come from the session.
Playing it
Pedal order matters here. With Blue Echo to the right of Heavenly Chorus, every echo carries the chorus with it, which is what gives the part its wide, washing trail. Swap them and the repeats come back dry.
Repeats at 93% keeps the echoes going for a long time, so leave space between phrases and let the trails fill it rather than playing over them.
The Silver Panel Combo is a model of an American valve combo with plenty of clean headroom, which keeps the notes clear with the treble set high. The chorus and echo do the rest.
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