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Have you ever seen the rain amp settings — Multiefectos M-wawe black box

The Ccr guitar tone for “Have you ever seen the rain”, dialed in for a Multiefectos M-wawe black box with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Pendulum album (1971)

Original rig

Rickenbacker 325 → Kustom K-200-4 (solid-state with reverb/tremolo) and Fender Tweed Deluxe; guitar tuned to D standard (DGCFAD)

Clean with subtle grit, mid-forward jangle, articulate pick attack, light tremolo and reverb

Amp settings — Multiefectos M-wawe black box

CHANNELClean or Fender-style amp model (select 'American Clean' or 'Tweed' voicing if available)BRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	4
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	3
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPmiddle TONE7 VOLUME8

Signal chain

01Tremolo (built-in effect or amp model tremolo)

Essential for the CCR vibe; use a slow, subtle pulse — not choppy. If your multi-FX has 'Vibrato' blend it lightly with tremolo for authenticity.

Speed 3 · Depth 4

Why these settings

Your Strat's single coils are brighter than Fogerty's Rickenbacker, so treble is pulled to 6 (vs 7 on original settings) and tone knob rolled to 7 to tame harshness. Mids pushed to 7 to get that defined, cutting CCR midrange. Gain at 4 keeps it clean with just enough warmth — Fogerty's tone had grit from the amp, not distortion. Volume knob at 8 provides slight cleanup headroom.

PRO TIPTune your Strat down a full step to D standard (DGCFAD) — this is critical to Fogerty's signature resonance and string sag on CCR recordings. Pick closer to the bridge with a firm attack to get that snappy, country-influenced articulation.

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