Drown (New) amp settings — Fender Champion 20
The Bring Me The Horizon guitar tone for “Drown (New)”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Epiphone Les Paul Special II. Studio album version ('Drown' New Version), That's the Spirit (2015) — main chorus rhythm
Epiphone Lee Malia Les Paul Custom (Gibson P-94 neck / 84T-LM bridge humbucker) -> Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer -> Marshall JCM800 / EVH 5150 III
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Onboard FX: Reverb (Champion 20 FX Select)
Set FX Select to Hall Reverb to add subtle room depth
The Fender Champion 20 lacks physical middle and presence controls, so mid-shaping is handled by selecting the British high-gain voice to emulate Lee Malia's Marshall/5150 crunch. Keep Bass balanced at 5 to prevent the 8-inch practice speaker from flubbing on drop-tuned power chords, while pushing Treble to 7 for articulate pick attack. Use the bridge humbucker with full volume and tone to drive the input cleanly. For the ambient intro/verse, roll guitar volume back to 4 or switch to the clean Tweed voice.
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