Cuéntame tu vida amp settings — Kaiser KAG-2001
The Caifanes guitar tone for “Cuéntame tu vida”, dialed in for a Kaiser KAG-2001 with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, Caifanes (1988)
Fender Stratocaster / Roland JC-120 / Fender Twin Reverb + Boss CE-2 Chorus + Boss DD-3 Delay
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 5 |
01Chorus (Boss CE-2 style)
RECOMMENDED — not owned (essential for the signature Caifanes darkwave chime)
02Digital Delay (Boss DD-3 style)
RECOMMENDED — not owned (set to ~180-220ms slapback for room depth)
The Kaiser KAG-2001 is a basic solid-state practice amp with an unverified EQ layout (only Bass, Treble, and Gain/Drive controls are reliably present), so Mid and Presence are omitted. Keep the amp strictly on its Clean channel at low gain to emulate the Roland JC-120 clean headroom heard across the 1988 debut album. The Strat's in-between neck+middle position delivers the essential 80s Mexican post-punk 'quack' and top-end clarity straight out of the box.
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