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Not My Funeral amp settings — Fender Champion 20

The Children of Bodom guitar tone for “Not My Funeral”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Fender American Original 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, Relentless Reckless Forever (2011)

Original rig

ESP Alexi Laiho Signature (EMG-HZ F-H2 with MM-04 gain boost) + Marshall JVM410H / Lee Jackson GP-1000 into Marshall 1960B 4x12 cab, Boss CH-1 Super Chorus

Aggressive, razor-sharp modern Finnish melodeath high gain with tight low-end chug and subtle chorus widening
Amp settings — Fender Champion 20
CHANNELVoice: Metal 3 (EVH 5150 / high gain voice)
GAIN 8 BASS 6 TREBLE 6 REVERB 0 MASTER 4
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain8
Bass6
Treble6
Reverb0
Master4
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Guitar
PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Boss CH-1 Super Chorus

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Effect Level 4 · EQ 6 · Rate 3 · Depth 4

02Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; tightens low end and emulates Alexi's internal MM-04 preamp boost

Drive 0 · Tone 6 · Level 8
Why these settings

The Champion 20 lacks a dedicated mid knob (null) and presence (null), so select the Metal 3 voice for the aggressive preamp saturation Alexi uses on his Marshall JVM. Because single coils on a Strat naturally lack the punch of Laiho's active-boosted bridge humbucker, roll the guitar tone knob down to 7 to tame single-coil icepick frequencies and keep bass at 6 to prevent the 8-inch speaker from farting out. Recommending a subtle chorus pedal and clean overdrive boost to replicate Alexi's signature wide stereo sheen and tight percussive attack.

PRO TIPChildren of Bodom tracks in this era are tuned to Drop C (C-G-C-F-A-D); tune your Strat down and pick with a heavy 1.14mm+ sharp plectrum right near the bridge saddles using aggressive palm muting to achieve Alexi's signature percussive articulation.

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