Hey jude amp settings — Fender Champion 20

The Beatles guitar tone for “Hey jude”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, 'Hey Jude' single (August 1968), recorded at Trident Studios

Original rig

Vox AC30 Top Boost, Epiphone Casino (semi-hollow P90s), Fender Telecaster on some rhythm parts; minimal effects, studio compression

Warm, chimey clean with slight edge-of-breakup compression; British mid-forward clarity with controlled treble

Amp settings — Fender Champion 20

CHANNELClean (Voice selector on 'Clean' position)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	5
Presence	0
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

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Why these settings

Original Vox AC30 has prominent upper-mids and Class A chime. Your Fender Champion 20 is darker and more scooped, so mid is raised to 6 (vs typical AC30 setting of 4-5) to recover that British presence. Treble stays moderate at 5 because your Strat's single coils are already brighter than the original Casino's P90s. Gain at 3 provides the subtle warmth without actual breakup—the original tone was clean with studio compression, not amp distortion.

PRO TIPRoll your guitar volume to 8 and tone to 7 to tame the Strat's ice-pick highs and mimic the warmer, compressed P90 response—this also lets you push volume to 10 for the louder 'na-na-na' outro section to add slight edge without changing amp settings.

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