Proud mary amp settings — Multiefectos M-wawe black box

The Ccr guitar tone for “Proud mary”, dialed in for a Multiefectos M-wawe black box with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Bayou Country (1969)

Original rig

Rickenbacker 325 or Gibson ES-175 (tuned down whole step) → Kustom K200 solid-state or Fender Tweed Deluxe, light compression, subtle tremolo on some passages

Clean with slight edge-of-breakup grit, prominent pick attack, trebly and mid-forward with jangly definition

Amp settings — Multiefectos M-wawe black box

CHANNELFender Twin Reverb model or closest clean American-voiced amp modelBRIGHTonBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	6
Presence	5
Reverb	2
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge+middle TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor (built-in or modeled)

Light compression for even dynamics and sustain—Fogerty used a Keeley-style comp; if your multi-FX has one, use it subtly

Sustain 3 · Level 5 · Attack 4

02Tremolo (built-in or modeled)

Optional—very subtle, adds vintage texture; Fogerty used tremolo sparingly on CCR tracks

Depth 2 · Rate 3

03Overdrive (TS-style or Tube Screamer model)

RECOMMENDED if your multi-FX has an OD block—set very low gain, just for slight grit and mid-push; otherwise leave off and rely on amp edge

Drive 2 · Tone 6 · Level 5

Why these settings

Your Strat's single coils are brighter and lower output than Fogerty's semi-hollow Rickenbacker/ES-175, so I dropped treble from 7 to 6 and pushed mids to 7 to compensate for the Strat's natural scoop. The bridge+middle position gives you jangle without harshness. Keep gain low—this tone is about clean headroom with pick dynamics, not distortion.

PRO TIPFogerty picked aggressively near the bridge for that snappy, defined attack you hear on the intro—move your picking hand closer to the bridge and strike the strings with a firm downstroke angle to nail that country-rock bite.

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