Risk It All amp settings — Yamaha THR10II

The Bruno Mars guitar tone for “Risk It All”, dialed in for a Yamaha THR10II with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, The Romantic (2025) — acoustic nylon-string guitar, bolero style

Original rig

Nylon-string classical/acoustic guitar (likely a high-end classical or flamenco guitar), recorded direct or with studio condenser mics. No amp — this is an acoustic recording with lightly brushed drums, trumpets, and strings.

Warm, intimate, fingerpicked nylon-string acoustic with soft attack and no harshness — romantic bolero ballad texture

Amp settings — Yamaha THR10II

CHANNELFlat/Acoustic simulation — use the THR10II 'FLAT' setting or the 'ACO' (Acoustic) amp type if available via THR Remote appBRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	0
Bass	4
Mid	5
Treble	4
Presence	3
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE3 VOLUME8

Why these settings

The original uses a nylon-string acoustic guitar — your Pacifica's electric pickups cannot replicate this. The neck humbucker with tone rolled way down to 3 removes the single-coil brightness and approximates the round, dark quality of nylon strings. Gain at 0 keeps it completely clean. This is as close as an electric can get without an acoustic simulator pedal.

PRO TIPPlay fingerstyle, not with a pick — the original's softness comes from flesh-on-string contact. If you want to get closer, a Boss AC-3 Acoustic Simulator pedal or the THR Remote app's acoustic amp model would dramatically improve the match. Also consider palm-muting very lightly near the bridge to dampen overtones and mimic nylon's natural compression.

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