What Kind of Woman Is This? amp settings — Fender Champion 40
The Buddy Guy guitar tone for “What Kind of Woman Is This?”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 40 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio cut, Bring 'Em In (2005) - main rhythm and stinging lead tone
Fender Custom Shop / Buddy Guy Signature Stratocaster into cranked 1959 Fender Bassman / Vibraverb and Marshall JCM800 blend
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 5 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Klone Centaur
Used as a dirty boost to push the Tweed voice into Buddy Guy's signature singing mid bite
02Boss RV-6 Reverb
Set Mode to 'Spring' (2) to replicate vintage Fender combo spring tank decay
The Fender Champion 40 lacks a physical mid knob and presence control, so we select the Tweed voicing and push the treble to 7 for Buddy's signature high-end snap. Your Ibanez GIO humbuckers are hotter and darker than Buddy's mid-boosted Strat, so use the split bridge+middle position to regain single-coil glass. The Klone adds the crucial mid-hump and punch without mushing up the Champion's front end.
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