Tejano blue amp settings — Zoom G3Xn
The Cigarettes after sex guitar tone for “Tejano blue”, dialed in for a Zoom G3Xn with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio cut, X's (2024)
Fender Jazzmaster / 1960s Stratocaster into Neunaber Wet Reverb / Boss RV-2 / Strymon BlueSky into clean Fender Twin Reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 6 |
01Zoom G3Xn Delay Block (TapeEcho)
Set subtle quarter-note repeats that sit beneath the wash
02Zoom G3Xn Reverb Block (Hall / HD Hall)
Primary ambient wash replicating Greg Gonzalez's cavernous wet reverb decay
The Zoom G3Xn runs the FD TWINR model cleanly to reproduce Gonzalez's pristine Twin Reverb platform. Because a Stratocaster's single coils have a spikier top end than the dense room tone on the record, the amp treble is pulled down to 4 and guitar tone to 7. Ambient hall reverb mix is set high to achieve that signature submerged Cigarettes After Sex sound without an external reverb tank.
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