Pictures of match stick men amp settings — Fender Front man 10 g
The Camper van beethoven guitar tone for “Pictures of match stick men”, dialed in for a Fender Front man 10 g with a PRS S2 Standard 24. Studio recording, Key Lime Pie (1989)
Fender Telecaster / Stratocaster into Vox AC30 / Fender Twin Reverb with studio tape flanging / flanger pedal, subtle chorus, and compression
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 2 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 4 |
01MXR Dyna Comp
Evens out the picking attack and adds clean sustain to the opening riff
02Boss BF-3 Flanger
Key effect delivering the iconic psychedelic jet-sweep modulation
03Boss DD-7 Digital Delay
Set to subtle quarter/eighth slapback for studio space
04Boss RV-6 Reverb
Plate or Spring mode to compensate for the amp's lack of onboard reverb
The Frontman 10G has only Bass and Treble controls (no Mid, Presence, or Reverb knobs on its faceplate), so mid and presence are omitted. Keep the amp strictly on the clean channel with Gain low to maximize clean headroom for the Dyna Comp and BF-3 Flanger. The middle coil-split position on the PRS S2 Standard 24 compensates for humbucker thickness, replicating the brighter single-coil jangle of the original recording.
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