Hey & welcome to GT!

Originally Posted by: Rob_W

As a beginner trying to learn Blues, I can’t seem to get a blues sound dialed in. Can anyone recommend specific dial settings so I can have a starting spot?

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What blues sound are you after? Can you name a certain song or artist that you are trying to emulate? Some players use less gain. Some play totally clean!

Also, are you working through the Blues course? Anders offers a lot of great advice on gear & tone settings throughout the courses.

https://www.guitartricks.com/course.php?input=blues1

He starts almost every tutorial with a brief explanation of gear settings. And Chapter 6 is a whole section devoted to gear & tone settings.

[quote=Rob_W]

My brand-new pedal sounds much more like a crunch than a standard blues sound. For equipment I have:

[br]- Epiphone LP Standard Pro[br]- Marshall DSL20CR 20-watt 1x12" Tube Combo[br]- Ibanez TS Tube Screamer

Nice gear! That's a fun little amp. But it has potentially way too much gain for most blues tones. My first suggestion is to turn all the gain off & don't use the pedal yet.

Start on the classic gain channel. Turn the gain to about 25%. Then turn the volume up to a comfortable level. Learn & practice playing blues rhythm guitar with that setting.

When you want a bit more bite & hair for lead licks, plug in the TS. Turn the knobs to about 50%. Adjust the level until you have "parity". That means that the volume when the pedal is off & on is about the same. The only thing that really changes is you get a little more gain & sustain; and most importantly, bite on the higher frets. That's really what the TS is best at for blues: simulating the clean boost of the old school treble boosters so your higher fret lead licks don't just sound thin & "plunky". They sing & sustain.

Hope that helps! Please ask more if necessary! Have fun!