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Song 2 (2012 Remaster) amp settings — Fender Champion 20

The Blur guitar tone for “Song 2 (2012 Remaster)”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Harley Benton TE20. Studio version, Blur (1997) — 2012 Remaster

Original rig

Fender Telecaster → Pro Co RAT distortion → vintage Marshall amps/cabinets, layered for intensity

Snarling, fuzzy, lo-fi distortion with aggressive midrange bark and punk energy

Amp settings — Fender Champion 20

CHANNELVoice: Overdrive (select via Voice knob)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	0
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Pro Co RAT 2 (or clone like Mooer Black Secret)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. The RAT is essential to this tone; the Champion's overdrive alone cannot replicate Coxon's wall of fuzz. Budget clones (~$30-50) get you 90% there.

Distortion 7 · Filter 4 · Volume 6

Why these settings

The original used Marshall power amp saturation plus RAT fuzz in front — your Champion 20 is a solid-state Fender with scooped, clean-leaning voicings. I pushed gain to 8 (near max) and boosted mids to 7 to fight the Fender scoop and approximate Marshall midrange bark. Without a RAT or similar fuzz/distortion pedal, you will get crunch but not the snarling, compressed wall of fuzz that defines this track. Treble dropped to 6 (vs what a Marshall would need) because the Champion's treble is bright and brittle at high gain.

PRO TIPCoxon's attack is critical — dig in hard with downstrokes on the E and A strings during the riff, muting aggressively between hits. The lo-fi energy comes from sloppy-tight playing, not pristine technique. If you roll your tone knob to 5-6 during the verse, you can fake the 'buried in fuzz' sound before opening it up for the chorus explosion.

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