Only in Dreams

Rivers Cuomo says the Blue Album went straight into the amp and that its only effect was a little delay on the swells in “Only in Dreams.” Ric Ocasek encouraged the long improvised outro solo, so the preset keeps one direct Mesa/Boogie voice and adds delay only where documented; knob settings are approximated. Source: Premier Guitar’s “Rivers Cuomo’s Anti-Pedal Approach to Only in Dreams” (2023).