Tone library / Cigarettes After Sex / Sweet

Sweet amp settings — Fender Champion 20

The Cigarettes After Sex guitar tone for “Sweet”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Cigarettes After Sex (2017)

Original rig

Ampeg SVT bass amp, Neunaber Stereo Wet Reverb (70-80% wet), single-coil guitar

Dark, cavernous ambient clean with massive reverb decay and rounded highs

Amp settings — Fender Champion 20

CHANNELVoice: '65 Twin (Voice 1, Blackface Clean)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	7
Treble	4
Reverb	9
Master	5

Don’t have a Fender Champion 20? See this song on other amps → Match your own rig →

Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Neunaber Immerse / Stereo Wet Reverb

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; select onboard Hall reverb (FX Type: Hall) on the Champion 20 at FX Level 9 for now

Mix 8 · Depth 9 · Tone 4

Why these settings

The original uses an Ampeg bass amp for a thick, low-mid fundamental with zero high-end chime. On your Fender Champion 20, use the clean '65 Twin voice with gain kept low to prevent breakup, bump bass to 7 for warmth, and roll treble down to 4. Select the onboard Hall reverb effect with FX Level dialed to 9 to approximate the massive Neunaber ambient wash using only your amp.

PRO TIPPick with the flesh of your thumb or pick very softly near the neck pickup to eliminate percussive attack, letting each arpeggio bloom smoothly into the reverb trail.

Get this tone on your amp

These settings are for a Fender Champion 20. ToneAdapt matches any song to whatever amp, guitar and pedals you own — first match is free.

Get ToneAdapt on Google Play

More tones for the Fender Champion 20

She's goneStealheart Heart sheaped boxNirvana So Far AwayAvenged Sevenfold Harvester of sorrowMetallica ParanoidBlack sabath Basket caseGreenday

Find your amp

Browse

Fender Champion 20 settingsALL SONGS FOR THIS AMP Sweet on other ampsSAME SONG, YOUR AMP Cigarettes After Sex tonesALL SONGS Fender American Professional II Stratocaster tonesSAME GUITAR Tone libraryEVERYTHING

Song, artist and gear names are used to identify the tone being matched; ToneAdapt is not affiliated with or endorsed by the artists or manufacturers mentioned. Settings are AI-generated starting points — trust your ears.