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Transform (feat. Charlotte Day Wilson) amp settings — Fender Champion 20

The Daniel Caesar guitar tone for “Transform (feat. Charlotte Day Wilson)”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Fender Player Plus Stratocaster. Studio version, Freudian (2017)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster into vintage Fender Twin Reverb / Deluxe Reverb with light studio compression and spring reverb

Warm, smooth neo-soul clean with rich low-end and rolled-off top end

Amp settings — Fender Champion 20

CHANNELTweed Bassman or '65 Twin voice (Blackface Clean)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE7 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Compressor (e.g. MXR Dyna Comp / Keeley)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; enhances the soft neo-soul fingerstyle sustain

Sustain 6 · Level 5

02Chorus / Vibrato

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; adds subtle movement for the rhythm chords

Rate 3 · Depth 4

Why these settings

The Champion 20 lacks a dedicated mid knob, so the mid parameter is null; set the Voice selector to the '65 Twin or Blackface clean setting to emulate the studio tube amp. Treble is trimmed to 4 and your guitar tone knob rolled back to 7 to smooth out the Player Plus single-coil attack into that mellow Freudian neo-soul warmth. Keep amp gain low at 3 to retain maximum clean headroom.

PRO TIPPlay with the pads of your fingers and thumb rather than a pick to replicate the soft, intimate attack heard throughout the album.

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