Why You Wanna Fight? amp settings — Orange Crush 20
The Bruno Mars guitar tone for “Why You Wanna Fight?”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 20 with a Harley Benton SC-Custom II. Studio version, The Romantic (2026) — Intro lead & vintage R&B rhythm guitar
Fender Stratocaster with vintage single-coils into a clean Fender Twin/Deluxe Reverb style tube amp with studio optical compression and spring reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 6 |
01Optical Compressor (e.g. Keeley Compressor Plus)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
02Spring Reverb (e.g. TC Electronic Drip)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
The Orange Crush 20 is naturally warm and mid-heavy compared to a glassy Fender Twin, so treble is pushed to 7 and bass is trimmed to 4 to prevent mud. Because the Harley Benton SC-Custom II has thicker humbuckers than the original single-coil Strat, rolling the guitar volume back to 8 and tone to 7 cleans up the pickup output and rounds off harsh high frequencies. Setting the Crush 20 to the Clean channel reproduces the pristine, dynamic soul headroom heard on the track.
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