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ShyBoy (Timido) amp settings — Fender Champion 20

The David Lee Roth guitar tone for “ShyBoy (Timido)”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Washburn XM12VB. Studio album cut, Eat 'Em and Smile (1986)

Original rig

Steve Vai's 'Green Meanie' Charvel superstrat (DiMarzio PAF Pro / Tone Zone pickups) into Jose Arredondo-modded 100W Marshall Plexi heads with Boss DS-1 distortion and Eventide Harmonizer

High-energy 80s hot-rodded British shred tone with tight low-end, biting upper-mids, and rich harmonic saturation

Amp settings — Fender Champion 20

CHANNELVoice: British 80s (setting 8)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Jim Dunlop Cry Baby GCB95

Bypassed for main riffs; engage for vocal wah swells and solo accents

02BOSS OS-2

Used as a tight front-end boost to push the Champion's British voice into Vai-style sustain and attack

Level 8 · Tone 6 · Drive 2 · Color 3

Why these settings

The Champion 20 lacks a dedicated mid knob, so we select the British 80s Voice which naturally provides the forward Marshall midrange crunch. Using your BOSS OS-2 as a clean/OD boost with Color biased toward overdrive and low Drive tightens your Washburn's passive humbuckers into Steve Vai's articulate, singing harmonic response without flubbing the 8-inch speaker. Keep the amp reverb low (set FX Select to Reverb) to emulate the subtle studio room reflections.

PRO TIPFor the aggressive attack on the opening riffs, dig in hard near the bridge with an extra-heavy pick angled slightly downward to bring out Steve Vai's signature pick squeals and upper harmonics.

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