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Dangerous Woman amp settings — LeoJaymz AG-04

The Ariana Grande guitar tone for “Dangerous Woman”, dialed in for a LeoJaymz AG-04 with a LeoJaymz SOUNDSTREAMER. Studio version, Dangerous Woman (2016) — main retro-soul guitar part

Original rig

Fender-style clean tube amp, Stratocaster/semi-hollow, studio outboard compression and subtle ambient reverb

Warm, glassy clean with soft upper-mid presence and smooth touch sensitivity

Amp settings — LeoJaymz AG-04

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Treble	6
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE8 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Compressor (e.g. Keeley Compressor Plus)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Sustain 6 · Level 5 · Tone 5 · Blend 6

02Spring/Plate Reverb (e.g. TC Electronic Hall of Fame)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Decay 4 · Tone 5 · FX Level 4

Why these settings

The LeoJaymz AG-04 is a mini practice amplifier with only basic Gain, Tone/Treble, and Bass controls (mid, presence, and reverb are null). Keep the clean channel engaged with low gain to prevent unwanted clipping on dynamic chords. Setting the guitar to the neck+middle position and rolling the tone back slightly to 8 captures the smooth R&B chime of the studio track.

PRO TIPPluck with the flesh of your thumb and index finger rather than a hard pick to soften the transient attack, mimicking the smooth studio compression on the recording.

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